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FZUS61 KCLE 240253
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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
953 PM EST Sun Nov 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 30.30 inches will persist into Monday. Low pressure
29.70 inches across the Upper Midwest will lift a warm front north
into the area on Tuesday, followed by a cold front on Wednesday as
it deepens to 29.20 inches. A surface trough averaging 29.90
inches will then linger across the area through Friday.

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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-
953 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Rain likely
overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Rain.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain overnight. Waves 1 foot or less
building to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to
30 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then a chance of snow
showers Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to
8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow Thursday
night. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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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-
953 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
increasing to 35 knot gales. Rain likely during the day, then
snow and rain showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 5 to 8 feet
building to 9 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet.
.THURSDAY...West gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots. A
chance of snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow
Thursday night. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around
15 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. A
chance of snow during the day. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.

$$

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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-
953 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Rain. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Rain likely. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
increasing to 35 knot gales. Rain during the day, then rain and
snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 10 to
14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet.
.THURSDAY...West gales to 35 knots. Snow showers during the day,
then snow likely Thursday night. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves
occasionally around 18 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. A
chance of snow. Waves 8 to 11 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 14 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2404/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 11600 11500 14400 11410. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 11700 11500 11400 14410. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday
and Monday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11720 11710 11600 13500 11400 11410. Waves 3 to 5
feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet Monday
and Monday evening.

$$


Forecast Time Series for Western Lake Erie

Wind Speed Possibilities

 

Wind Direction and Speed Possibilities

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Wind Gust Possibilities

 

Gust Direction and Speed Possibilities

Forecast hourly 18 hours - 3 hourly to 36 hours

 

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Wave Heights

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Wave Heights

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Wave Height Frequency Distribution

Significant Wave Probabilities

Water Level

General Forecast Time Series Days 3-7

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Prototype: Under Development: Not to be relied on for Operational Decision Making.