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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
346 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

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...
Pressure averaging 30.00 inches today will gradually decrease to
29.90 inches Sunday, and then continuing to fall to 29.80 inches
ahead of a cold front for Monday. Cold front will track through
across Lake Erie late Monday night into early Tuesday morning. A
trough averaging 29.70 inches lingers Tuesday before high pressure
30.00 inches returns midweek.


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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-
346 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
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-
346 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely during the day, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
346 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight chance
of showers. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves around 1 foot.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2509/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12700 12600 12400 12500. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14600 11600 13500. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12400 15500. Waves 1 foot or less.

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