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FZUS61 KCLE 240158
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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
958 PM EDT Fri May 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...
A trough averaging 29.90 inches lingers over Lake Erie before a
ridge averaging 30.30 inches builds slowly from the western Great
Lakes on Saturday through Monday. The ridge should exit toward
the north and east on Monday night through this Wednesday as a
weak trough averaging 30.10 inches overspreads the Lake Erie
region from the Tennessee and Mid Ohio Valleys.

LEZ162-163-240815-
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 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LEZ164>168-240815-
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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
958 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight
chance of showers late this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ061-169-240815-
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-
958 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
late this evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers late. Waves
2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LEZ161-240815-
MAFOR 2403/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14710 11700 11600 12700. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday.
Waves 1 foot or less Saturday evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14710 12610 11600 11700. Waves 2 to 4 feet
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday and Saturday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 15610 11610 11600. A chance of showers late this
evening and Saturday afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$