875  
FZUS61 KCLE 130214  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
914 PM EST MON JAN 12 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 30.20 TONIGHT WILL GIVE WAY TO A WARM FRONT  
TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY A PAIR OF COLD FRONTS, ONE TUESDAY NIGHT AND A  
STRONGER ONE ON WEDNESDAY WITH PRESSURE DOWN TO 29.60 INCHES. A  
RIDGE BUILDS IN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AVERAGING 30.00  
INCHES.  
 
LEZ162>165-130915-  
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-  
914 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. SNOW  
WITH RAIN LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING THE DAY.  
WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 9 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.  
 
 
 
LEZ166>169-130915-  
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-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-  
914 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO  
8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
10 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO  
30 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
SNOW WITH RAIN LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY.  
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING THE DAY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES  
3 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. SNOW  
LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT.  
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 9 FEET.  
 
 
 
LEZ061-130915-  
RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY EXTENDING FROM 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-  
914 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO  
9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
11 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.  
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY DURING  
THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET  
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.  
 
 
 
LEZ161-130915-  
MAFOR 1304/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 13520 11430 14530. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2  
TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET,  
AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET TUESDAY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET TUESDAY  
EVENING.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13520 12430 13530. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 3 TO 6 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3  
TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10  
FEET TUESDAY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET  
TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 11530 12520 12420 11430 11530 11540. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET,  
AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET  
TUESDAY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET  
TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
 
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