830  
FZUS61 KCLE 050228  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
928 PM EST TUE NOV 4 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  
 
A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE TONIGHT. LOW  
PRESSURE 29.70 INCHES WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES  
REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, QUICKLY BRINGING A COLD FRONT  
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE 30.30 INCHES WILL  
BRIEFLY RETURN FOR THURSDAY BEFORE DEPARTING TO THE EAST THURSDAY  
NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE 29.50 INCHES WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GREAT  
LAKES ON FRIDAY BRINGING A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY  
MORNING, FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE 29.60  
INCHES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.  
 
LEZ162>164-050930-  
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-  
928 PM EST TUE NOV 4 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING  
TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 KNOTS  
OR LESS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. RAIN  
DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.  
RAIN LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET,  
THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 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-  
928 PM EST TUE NOV 4 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND  
INCREASING TO 40 KNOT GALES IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
30 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. RAIN  
DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES  
5 TO 9 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-  
928 PM EST TUE NOV 4 2025  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING  
TO 40 KNOT GALES IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE  
IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
RAIN LATE. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND DIMINISHING  
TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO  
9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
11 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. RAIN  
DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN AND SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.  
 
 
 
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MAFOR 0504/  
ERIE WEST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11420 11430 11530 12540  
11650 12750. A CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2  
FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET  
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET  
WEDNESDAY. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET  
WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11520 11430 11440  
11540 11550 11656 12750. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7  
FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET  
BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET  
WEDNESDAY. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET, AND  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11510 11420 11430 11540  
11550 11656 11750 11756. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4  
FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET, AND  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET WEDNESDAY. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET  
WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
 
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