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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
916 AM EDT Tue Mar 11 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 cold front sweeps southeastward across Lake Erie today. Behind
the cold front, a ridge averaging 30.10 inches impacts Lake Erie
through Thursday night as the parent high pressure center moves
from the northern Great Lakes to the Canadian Maritimes. A warm
front sweeps northward across Lake Erie on Friday and is followed
by a trough averaging 29.50 inches and overspreading the lake from
the southwest on Saturday. Simultaneously, a low wobbles northeastward
from the central Great Plains to the Upper Midwest and deepens to
28.90 inches.

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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-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
916 AM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers Friday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

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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-
916 AM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers Friday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet.

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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-
916 AM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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MAFOR 1115/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11610 11710 14110 12210. Waves 1 to 3 feet this
afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Wednesday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 11710 12810 12110 12210. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Wednesday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11510 11610 11700 12800 12100 11110. Waves omitted
due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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