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FZUS61 KCLE 061427
GLFLE
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
927 AM EST TUE JAN 6 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
AS A LOW WOBBLES EAST-NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN GREAT
LAKES TO LAKE ONTARIO THE REST OF TODAY, A WARM FRONT WILL DRIFT
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
EVENING BEFORE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS EASTWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE THIS
EVENING. A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES SHOULD AFFECT LAKE ERIE
ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE CORE OF THE RIDGE MOVES FROM
THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY TO ATLANTIC WATERS NEAR THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA. DURING THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY, A LOW SHOULD
WOBBLE NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO SOUTHERN
QUEBEC AND WEAKEN TO 29.80 INCHES. ACCORDINGLY, A WARM FRONT
SHOULD SWEEP NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE
A COLD FRONT SWEEPS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE LAKE ON FRIDAY. BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT, A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.10 INCHES SHOULD BUILD
BRIEFLY FROM THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES AND VICINITY FRIDAY NIGHT.
ON SATURDAY, ANOTHER LOW SHOULD WOBBLE NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE
LOWER OHIO VALLEY TO LAKE HURON, DEEPEN TO 29.30 INCHES, AND ALLOW
A WARM FRONT TO SWEEP NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE BEFORE A
COLD FRONT SWEEPS GENERALLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE LAKE. BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT, A TROUGH AVERAGING 29.90 INCHES SHOULD LINGER OVER
LAKE ERIE ON SUNDAY.
LEZ162>165-062130-
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-
927 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG LATE THIS MORNING, THEN PATCHY DENSE
FOG THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. THE LAKE IS MOSTLY ICE COVERED.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF RAIN, SNOW WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN, DRIZZLE AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN THURSDAY
NIGHT.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
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-
927 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. PATCHY
FOG EARLY. RAIN EARLY, THEN RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW LATE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS.
RAIN LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN
SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
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MAFOR 0616/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11416 11516 19514 11620 19624 12620 13610. WAVES
OMITTED DUE TO THE LAKE BEING MOSTLY ICE COVERED.
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11416 11426 19424 11526 19524 11627 11626 11620
12610. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3
FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ERIE EAST 1/3 11306 12416 11526 12627 11620 11610. WAVES 1 TO 2
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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