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FZUS61 KCLE 102007
GLFLE
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
307 PM EST SAT JAN 10 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
LOW PRESSURE 29.70 INCHES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
AND DEEPEN TO 29.50 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING, DRAGGING A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE LAKE TONIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
THE LAKE ON SUNDAY. A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.20 INCHES WILL ENTER ON
SUNDAY NIGHT. A TROUGH AVERAGING 29.80 INCHES WILL PASS TO THE
NORTH ON MONDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL CROSS THE LAKE ON TUESDAY AHEAD
OF LOW PRESSURE 29.20 INCHES MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN LAKES ON
WEDNESDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW THIS LOW BY THURSDAY.
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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-
307 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. THE LAKE IS MOSTLY
ICE COVERED.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE
IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO THE LAKE BEING MOSTLY ICE COVERED.
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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-
307 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. THE LAKE IS MOSTLY
ICE COVERED.
SUNDAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY,
THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FROM LATE MORNING ON. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO THE LAKE BEING MOSTLY ICE COVERED.
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RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY EXTENDING FROM 5NM 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-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-
307 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY, THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO
14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
19 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 13 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET.
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MAFOR 1022/
ERIE WEST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11620 11630 13640 12650
11740. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES OMITTED DUE TO THE LAKE BEING
MOSTLY ICE COVERED.
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11526 11640 15650. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO
10 TO 13 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 10
TO 13 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET SUNDAY.
ERIE EAST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11416 11540 15650. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 10
TO 14 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 10 TO
15 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET SUNDAY.
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