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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1002 AM EST Thu Jan 1 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 builds east over Ohio Valley
through this evening. A trough averaging 29.70 inches will pass
southeast across Lake Erie late tonight into early Friday. High
pressure 30.10 inches will build into the Great Lakes over the
weekend into early next week.

LEZ162>165-012130-
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-
1002 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of
snow late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance
of snow through the early overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of snow Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ166-167-012130-
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-
1002 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of
snow late. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow. Waves
4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-012130-
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-
1002 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of
snow. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots. A chance of snow. Waves
4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to
6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LEZ161-012130-
MAFOR 0116/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11610 11620 12520 14620. A chance of snow this
evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet this
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Friday
morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13620 13630 12620. A chance of snow tonight.
Waves 3 to 6 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet, and
occasionally around 9 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Friday
morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11620 15630 11630. A chance of snow tonight and
Friday morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet.

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