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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
334 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Erie

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

.SYNOPSIS...
A ridge averaging 30.10 inches will persist through Thursday. Low
pressure 29.80 inches will move east through the Central Great
Lakes on Friday into Saturday, extending a cold front across the
area.

LEZ162>164-220215-
Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
334 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ165>167-220215-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-
334 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
southeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-220215-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
334 PM EDT Mon Jul 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
southeast. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-220215-
MAFOR 2121/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12110 11100 14200 11210. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 12100 14200 11110. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12100 13200 11300 11200 11100. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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