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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
921 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

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 30.00 inches will be over the eastern Great
Lakes today. Low pressure over the Upper Midwest on Wednesday will
pull an occluded front with pressure of 29.80 inches across Lake
Erie Wednesday night. Low pressure will eventually slide east
across the Great Lakes Thursday night and Friday, pulling a cold
front across Lake Erie. High pressure of 30.10 inches will build
into the Ohio Valley over the weekend.

LEZ162>164-032115-
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-
921 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. Rain in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of
rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

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LEZ165>168-032115-
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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
921 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain in the afternoon.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain overnight. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of
rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ061-169-032115-
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-
921 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Rain. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of
rain. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ161-032115-
MAFOR 0316/
ERIE WEST 1/3 15410 11410 11420. A chance of rain Wednesday
morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 16410. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 1
to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
Wednesday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11400 11500 11400 14410 11410. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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