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FZUS61 KCLE 301442
GLFLE
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
942 AM EST TUE DEC 30 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
A TROUGH AVERAGING 29.70 INCHES MOVES SOUTHEAST LAKE ERIE TONIGHT
AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT LATE
WEDNESDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH AVERAGING 29.80 INCHES LINGERS ACROSS
THE LAKE INTO FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE 30.10 INCHES BUILDS INTO THE
GREAT LAKES OVER THE WEEKEND.
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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-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-
CANADIAN BORDER-
942 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2025
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
LATE. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY
OVERNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
6 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO
6 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
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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-
942 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2025
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE
THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.
SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 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 2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
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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-
942 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
REST OF TODAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES
8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY, THEN
SNOW FROM LATE EVENING ON. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 13 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO
9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 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. A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING THE DAY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
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MAFOR 3016/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12640 13647 13630. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET, AND
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET,
AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12640 13647 13637.
WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 14 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET, AND
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ERIE EAST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11650 13640 12647 12637.
WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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