269  
FZUS61 KCLE 290808  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
308 AM 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
 
 
LOW PRESSURE OF 29.00 INCHES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD  
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THIS MORNING. THIS FEATURE WILL QUICKLY  
DEPART TO THE NORTHEAST ON BY THIS EVENING, PULLING ANOTHER TROUGH  
WITH PRESSURE OF 29.40 INCHES EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE THIS  
AFTERNOON. A SURFACE TROUGH WITH PRESSURE OF 29.80 INCHES  
LINGERING ACROSS THE LAKE INTO FRIDAY AS A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE  
30.00 INCHES MOVES EAST INTO THE REGION BY SATURDAY.  
 
LEZ162>164-291515-  
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 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
 
   
..LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS INCREASING TO 45 KNOTS. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW THIS MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 15 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 35 KNOTS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO  
6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. SNOW  
LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
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.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LEZ165>167-291515-  
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 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH  
THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY, THEN SNOW FROM LATE MORNING ON. WAVES 13 TO  
17 FEET BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
26 FEET.    
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 7 TO  
10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. SNOW  
DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 6 TO  
10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
13 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 25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.  
 

 
 
LEZ061-168-169-291515-  
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 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
 
 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH  
THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING  
TO 50 KNOT STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW  
EARLY, THEN SNOW FROM LATE MORNING ON. WAVES 15 TO 19 FEET  
BUILDING TO 18 TO 23 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 22 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 29 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 40 KNOTS. SNOW  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
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. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW. 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. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING  
THE DAY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.  
 

 
 

STORM  
 
LEZ161-291515-  
MAFOR 2910/  
ERIE WEST 1/3...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...11550 11560 11677 11667  
11660 13650. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 22 FEET  
TODAY. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET, AND  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET TONIGHT.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...11560 11570 11577  
11677 12660 12650. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET,  
AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 26 FEET TODAY. WAVES 13 TO 18 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 23 FEET  
TONIGHT.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...11560 12577 11677 13667  
11650. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET  
BUILDING TO 18 TO 23 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 22 FEET, AND  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 29 FEET TODAY. WAVES 16 TO 21 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 12 TO 16 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 27 FEET TONIGHT.  
 

 
 
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