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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
938 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.50 inches exits slowly eastward
before a weak warm front sweeps northward across Lake Erie
tonight. Behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.40 inches should
build from the southern Appalachians and vicinity through Friday
night. On Saturday through Sunday, a very weak cold front should
sweep eastward across Lake Erie. A low of 30.00 inches should
form along the front and move generally northward across Lake Erie
and vicinity during the same time period. Behind the front, another
ridge averaging 30.20 inches should build from the western Great
Lakes region through this Tuesday.

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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-
938 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet 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-
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-
938 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 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-
938 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0915/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 13210 12300 12400. Waves 2 feet or less this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Friday
morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11200 13210 12300 12410. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11200 12100 11200 11300 11400 12410. Waves 1 to 3
feet.

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