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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
353 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 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 30.00 inches exits offshore of the New England
coast tonight, allowing a warm front to lift northward across
Lake Erie. A cold front sweeps eastward across Lake Erie Saturday
night into Sunday morning. A secondary cold front sweeps across
the lake Sunday night while a trough averaging 29.90 inches
lingers over Lake Erie through Tuesday. High pressure 30.20 inches
begins to build in Wednesday.

LEZ162-163-230215-
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-
353 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming
northwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.

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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-
353 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.

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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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
353 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to around
10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
353 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely
in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the
morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2221/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 11300 12400 12500 11510 11500. Waves 2 feet
or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 11200 11300 11400 11500 13510. Waves 1
foot or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11100 11300 13400 12510 11610. Waves 1 foot or less
tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday.

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