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FZUS61 KCLE 290300
GLFLE
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1000 PM EST SUN DEC 28 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 29.30 INCHES OVER WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL
DEEPEN TO 28.90 INCHES OVER NORTHERN LAKE HURON BY MONDAY MORNING,
PULLING A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE. THIS LOW
WILL QUICKLY DEPART TO THE NORTHEAST ON MONDAY, PULLING ANOTHER
TROUGH WITH PRESSURE OF 29.50 INCHES EAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE DURING
THE AFTERNOON. A SURFACE TROUGH WITH PRESSURE OF 29.90 INCHES
LINGERING ACROSS THE LAKE INTO FRIDAY AS A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
30.00 INCHES NUDGES EAST INTO THE REGION.
LEZ162>164-290930-
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-
1000 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
AND INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE
OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
MONDAY
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS INCREASING TO 45 KNOTS. A CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 35 KNOTS. A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 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. A CHANCE OF SNOW. 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 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LEZ165>167-290930-
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-
1000 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO
40 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 13 TO 17 FEET BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 26 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 35 KNOTS.
SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 11 TO 16 FEET SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
SNOW. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE
OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING
THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET, THEN
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LEZ061-168-169-290930-
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-
1000 PM EST SUN DEC 28 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE
THIS EVENING, THEN RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING
TO 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 50 KNOT STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 13 TO 17 FEET BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 28 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 40 KNOTS.
SNOW. WAVES 15 TO 20 FEET SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 26 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
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
11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW DURING
THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
STORM
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MAFOR 2904/
ERIE WEST 1/3...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...11546 11650 11550 11560
11677 12660 11650. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET,
AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET
BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 22 FEET
MONDAY. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET
MONDAY EVENING.
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...11546 11550 11560
11570 11577 11677 12667. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 13
FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 13 TO 17
FEET BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 27 FEET
MONDAY. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET
MONDAY EVENING.
ERIE EAST 1/3...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...11436 11556 11560 11570
11577 11677 12667. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET,
AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 13 TO 17 FEET
BUILDING TO 17 TO 22 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 28 FEET
MONDAY. WAVES 15 TO 20 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 26 FEET
MONDAY EVENING.
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