047  
FZUS61 KCLE 292008  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
308 PM EST MON DEC 29 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  
 
PRESSURE AVERAGING 29.60 INCHES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY  
INCREASE AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE EXITS QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST.  
PRESSURE REMAINS AROUND 29.90 INCHES TUESDAY. A TROUGH AVERAGING  
29.70 INCHES PASSES WEDNESDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT  
LATE WEDNESDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH AVERAGING 29.80 INCHES LINGERS  
ACROSS THE LAKE INTO FRIDAY AS A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.10 INCHES  
MOVES EAST INTO THE REGION BY SATURDAY.  
 
LEZ162>164-300315-  
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-  
308 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING  
   
..LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 35 KNOTS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE THIS  
EVENING. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LEZ165>167-300315-  
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-  
308 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 35 KNOTS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 12 TO 17 FEET SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 22 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 6 TO  
10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO  
9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING  
TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LEZ061-168-169-300315-  
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-  
308 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW  
LIKELY. WAVES 16 TO 21 FEET SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 27 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW  
LIKELY EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW FROM LATE MORNING ON. WAVES  
10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 18 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW THURSDAY  
NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
STORM  
 
LEZ161-300315-  
MAFOR 2922/  
ERIE WEST 1/3...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...11660 14650 13640. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW THIS EVENING. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8  
TO 11 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 6 TO  
10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET  
TUESDAY.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...12660 14650 12640. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 13 TO 18 FEET SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET,  
AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 23 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET  
TUESDAY.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...13667 12657 11650  
12640. WAVES 17 TO 22 FEET SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET, AND  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 28 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET  
TUESDAY.  
 
 
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