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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
348 pm edt tue jul 21 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 strong cold front continues to move east across lake erie
through this evening. a trough averaging 29.90 inches will linger
over the lower great lakes through wednesday evening. high
pressure 30.20 inches builds into the region early thursday and
drifts to the east through saturday. 


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348 pm edt tue jul 21 2026

.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. showers
with thunderstorms likely this evening, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. waves 3 to
6 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a slight chance of showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less.
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms sunday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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