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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1006 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 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 ridging averaging 30.00 inches continues to exit
eastward from Lake Erie before a cold front sweeps eastward across
the lake tonight into Sunday morning. Behind the front, a trough
averaging 29.90 inches lingers over Lake Erie through Tuesday. A
ridge averaging 30.20 inches should affect Lake Erie this
Wednesday through Thursday as the embedded high pressure center
moves from the Lower Missouri Valley to Atlantic waters near
the Delmarva Peninsula.

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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-
1006 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming northwest. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of waterspouts during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
1006 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. A chance of
waterspouts. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
1006 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers
late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 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...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of waterspouts. A chance of showers. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts
during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 2 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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1006 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of waterspouts. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. A chance of waterspouts. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2315/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14500 11610 11710 12700. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12510 11500 11510 11610 11710 11700 11600. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11600 12500 11506 11500 12600. A chance of
thunderstorms tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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