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Open Lake Marine Zone Forecasts by the Cleveland, OH Forecast Office - click on the area of interest

map showing marine forecast zones on the open waters of Lake Erie

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie    (All Zones - Includes Synopsis and MAFOR)  

Nearshore Marine Forecasts

Great Lakes Marine Weather Portal - Includes point forecasts

Great Lakes Water Level Data

Marine Weather for Canada

Great Lakes Open Lake forecasts are subdivided by zone, each identified by text description and a Universal Generic Code (UGC). The different colors used in the map above have no meaning and are only intended to assist in differentiating the zones.

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Text Interface Version of this page.LEZ162 Detroit River Light to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ163 Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ164 The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ165 Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ166 Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ167 Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ168 Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ169 Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ061 Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ162 Detroit River Light to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ163 Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ164 The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ165 Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ166 Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ167 Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ168 Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ169 Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border LEZ061 Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5 NM offshore to U.S./Canadian border