


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
624 FZUS61 KCLE 121358 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 958 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 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 30.10 inches extends from the Canadian Maritimes to Lake Erie before a cold front sweeps eastward across the lake on Tuesday. Behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.20 inches affects Lake Erie through this Friday as the parent high pressure center wobbles southeastward from the Canadian Prairies toward the Carolinas. LEZ162-163-122015- 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- 958 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ164>167-122015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 958 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ061-168-169-122015- 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- 958 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ161-122015- MAFOR 1215/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11210 14220 13210. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11210 14220 13210. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11210 12120 12220 12210 11110. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday morning. $$