028  
FZUS61 KCLE 221420  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
920 AM EST MON DEC 22 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
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE 30.50 INCHES WILL EXIT TO THE EAST TODAY. A WARM  
FRONT MOVES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT LATE  
TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE 30.30 INCHES RETURNS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO  
WEDNESDAY. PRESSURE FALLS TO 29.60 INCHES FRIDAY WITH AN  
APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.  
 
LEZ162>164-222115-  
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-  
920 AM EST MON DEC 22 2025  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES IN  
ICE FREE AREAS 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN FROM LATE EVENING ON.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH.  
RAIN LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE DAY,  
THEN RAIN LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 

 
 
LEZ165>167-222115-  
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-  
920 AM EST MON DEC 22 2025  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY, THEN RAIN  
FROM LATE EVENING ON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN THURSDAY  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY DURING THE DAY. WAVES  
3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LEZ061-168-169-222115-  
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-  
920 AM EST MON DEC 22 2025  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND SNOW EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO  
6 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
10 KNOTS OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. RAIN  
LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN DURING THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LEZ161-222115-  
MAFOR 2216/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 11410 12310 12416 11516 12510. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
THIS EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3  
FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 11410 12310 12416 12510. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 11520 11510 13410 12416 11510. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3  
FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.  
 

 
 
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