002  
FZUS61 KCLE 201945  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
345 PM EDT MON OCT 20 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 29.40 INCHES WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE UPPER  
MIDWEST TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY, EXTENDING TWO COLD FRONTS EAST  
ACROSS LAKE ERIE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE 30.20 INCHES  
WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY AND MAY LINGER  
INTO SATURDAY.  
 
LEZ162-163-210215-  
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-  
345 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. SHOWERS  
EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
WATERSPOUTS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE  
DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ164>167-210215-  
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-  
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-  
345 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO  
6 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. SHOWERS EARLY,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO  
6 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A  
CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 14 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE  
OF WATERSPOUTS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 8 TO  
12 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16  
FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS.  
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS DURING  
THE DAY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ061-168-169-210215-  
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-  
345 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 3 TO  
6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO  
30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN  
THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
11 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
WATERSPOUTS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 6 TO  
10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
WATERSPOUTS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 8 TO  
12 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
16 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
WATERSPOUTS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 8 TO  
12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
15 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS  
DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE  
DAY, THEN SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FRIDAY  
NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ161-210215-  
MAFOR 2021/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 11410 11420 11430 11546 11540 12630. WAVES 1  
TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET, AND  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET TUESDAY.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11610 11510 11420 11430 11446 11546 11540 11640.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO  
6 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET, AND  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET TUESDAY.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 11620 11610 11510 11420 11430 11436 12530. WAVES 3  
TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET TUESDAY.  
 

 
 
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