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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 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 of high pressure averaging 30.50 inches will exit to the
east later today. Low pressure of 29.70 inches over the Great
Plains lifts northeast into the Lower Great Lakes region
tonight into Thursday, dragging a cold front east across the lake
on Thursday afternoon. Another ridge of high pressure averaging
30.40 inches builds east across the Great Lakes on Friday and
Friday night before low pressure 29.50 inches moves northeast
across Lake Erie Saturday and Saturday night.

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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-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A slight
chance of snow this afternoon. Waves in ice free areas 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of freezing rain
late in the evening. Freezing rain after midnight. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of freezing rain in the morning. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Freezing
rain, snow and sleet likely during the day, then freezing rain
likely Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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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-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to
15 knots. A slight chance of snow late. Waves in ice free areas
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of freezing
rain late in the evening. A chance of freezing rain after
midnight, then freezing rain late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of freezing rain in the morning. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. Snow, sleet and freezing rain likely during the day,
then freezing rain Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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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-
417 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of freezing rain
and sleet after midnight. Freezing rain and sleet late.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Freezing rain likely with a chance
of rain in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A
chance of snow during the day, then snow, sleet and freezing rain
Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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MAFOR 0510/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12100 12200 13210 11200. A chance of light freezing
rain this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. Wave heights are for ice
free areas.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 13200 14210. Waves 2 feet or less. Wave
heights are for ice free areas.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 12200 12100 12210 11200. A chance of light
sleet overnight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice
covered.

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