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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
306 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
over Lake Erie late tonight into early Friday moving to the
southeast. High pressure 30.10 inches will build into the Great
Lakes over the weekend into early next week.

LEZ162>165-011515-
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-
306 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of snow late. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. 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
10 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.

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LEZ166-167-011515-
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-
306 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of snow late. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 9 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.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-011515-
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-
306 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of snow. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow. Waves
4 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 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.

$$

LEZ161-011515-
MAFOR 0110/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11720 15620 11620. A chance of snow this evening.
Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, then building to 3 to
5 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11730 14620 12630 11620. A chance of snow
tonight. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and
occasionally around 9 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet, and
occasionally around 9 feet tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12720 12620 13630 11620. A chance of snow tonight.
Waves 3 to 6 feet.

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