


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
804 FZUS61 KCLE 011944 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 344 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 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... High pressure 30.10 inches over Lake Erie tonight into Tuesday will weaken to 29.90 inches as it moves east into New England on Wednesday. A cold front will approach from the west Wednesday before moving east across the lake on Thursday. Another cold front will cross the lake late Friday into Saturday. LEZ162>164-020215- 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- 344 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ165>167-020215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 344 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 30 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-020215- 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- 344 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-020215- MAFOR 0121/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11110 11210 11200 14300 11100. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 11210 11200 12300 11400 11500 11800. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 12100 11200 11300 12400 11600 11700. Waves 1 foot or less. $$