236  
FZUS61 KCLE 120827  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
327 AM EST MON JAN 12 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
 
 
A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.20 INCHES WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA BEFORE A  
LOW PRESSURE 29.30 INCHES MOVES EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT  
LAKES ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE A COLD  
FRONT EAST WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES  
BUILDS NORTHEAST LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. ANOTHER LOW  
PRESSURE 29.50 INCHES WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE REGION ON FRIDAY  
INTO THIS WEEKEND.  
 
LEZ162-163-121515-  
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-  
327 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN SNOW LIKELY  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 

 
 
LEZ164-165-121515-  
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-  
327 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. RAIN  
AND SNOW DURING THE DAY, THEN SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.   
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING THE DAY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
LEZ166>168-121515-  
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-  
327 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. RAIN  
AND SNOW DURING THE DAY, THEN SNOW LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
9 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 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.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET.  
 

 
 
LEZ061-169-121515-  
RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY EXTENDING FROM 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-  
CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-  
327 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS  
EVENING...  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 18 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.  
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 9 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY. WAVES  
5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. RAIN  
LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN SNOW LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES  
3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 

 
 
LEZ161-121515-  
MAFOR 1210/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 13540 11530 14520. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5  
TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
10 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
TONIGHT.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12540 11550 11540 12530 12520. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET  
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET TODAY.  
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 11 FEET TONIGHT.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...14550 11540 12530 11520.  
WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 18 FEET TODAY. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6  
FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET TONIGHT.  
 

 
 
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