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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
933 AM EST Wed Dec 31 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...
Low pressure 29.70 inches will move southeast across the region today,
extending a cold front through the area this evening. A trough averaging
29.80 inches will linger across Lake Erie into Friday. High
pressure 30.10 inches will build into the Great Lakes over the
weekend.

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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-
933 AM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of
snow late this morning, then a chance of snow early this
afternoon. Snow likely late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.

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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-
933 AM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots. A chance of snow, then snow late. Waves 5 to 8 feet.
Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Snow early,
then a chance of snow late in the evening. Waves 5 to 9 feet.
Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Waves
4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow.
Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Waves
3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

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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-
933 AM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots. Snow. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Snow in the
evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. A slight chance of
snow late. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A
chance of snow. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow in
the evening, then snow likely overnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow during the
day. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

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MAFOR 3116/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11620 12637 11740 12730 12620. Waves 3 to 6 feet
this afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and
occasionally around 10 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Thursday
morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11630 11637 11647 12740 12730 11720. Waves 3 to
6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet
this afternoon. Waves 5 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11
feet tonight. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and
occasionally around 9 feet Thursday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12637 11647 11747 12730 11720 11620. Waves 5 to 9
feet, and occasionally around 11 feet this afternoon and tonight.
Waves 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Thursday
morning.

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