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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
issued by national weather service buffalo ny
1001 am edt tue mar 24 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches exits slowly eastward
through thursday afternoon, which will allow a warm front to sweep
northward across lake erie late this morning. during thursday
evening, a strong cold front is expected to sweep southeastward
across lake erie. behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.20 inches
is expected to impact lake erie through saturday as the embedded
high pressure center wobbles southeastward from the northern great
plains toward the central appalachians.


lez162>164-242030-
lake erie open waters from maumee bay to reno beach oh-
lake erie open waters from reno beach to the islands oh-
lake erie open waters from the islands to vermilion oh-
1001 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.this afternoon...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain during the day, then rain likely with
a chance of thunderstorms thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus61 kcle 241401
glfle 
expires:202603242030;;220525

open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
issued by national weather service buffalo ny
1001 am edt tue mar 24 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches exits slowly eastward
through thursday afternoon, which will allow a warm front to sweep
northward across lake erie late this morning. during thursday
evening, a strong cold front is expected to sweep southeastward
across lake erie. behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.20 inches
is expected to impact lake erie through saturday as the embedded
high pressure center wobbles southeastward from the northern great
plains toward the central appalachians.


lez165>167-242030-
lake erie open waters from vermilion to avon point oh-
lake erie open waters from avon point to willowick oh-
lake erie open waters from willowick to geneva-on-the-lake oh-
1001 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.this afternoon...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. rain likely during the day, then rain likely with a
chance of thunderstorms thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...north winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus61 kcle 241401
glfle 
expires:202603242030;;220526

open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
issued by national weather service buffalo ny
1001 am edt tue mar 24 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches exits slowly eastward
through thursday afternoon, which will allow a warm front to sweep
northward across lake erie late this morning. during thursday
evening, a strong cold front is expected to sweep southeastward
across lake erie. behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.20 inches
is expected to impact lake erie through saturday as the embedded
high pressure center wobbles southeastward from the northern great
plains toward the central appalachians.


lez061-168-169-242030-
lake erie open waters from ripley to buffalo ny-
lake erie open waters from geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh-
lake erie open waters from conneaut oh to ripley ny-
1001 am edt tue mar 24 2026

.this afternoon...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...south winds less than 10 knots. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
rain likely. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$