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FZUS61 KCLE 092001
GLFLE
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
301 PM EST TUE DEC 9 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 WARM FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS LAKE ERIE TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY
STRONG COLD FRONT AS LOW PRESSURE 29.30 INCHES MOVES NORTHEAST
ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO ON WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH
AVERAGING 29.90 INCHES WILL LINGER OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES BRIEFLY
BUILDING EAST OVER THE LAKE ON FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK
EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND HIGH PRESSURE
30.40 INCHES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TOWARDS THE END
OF THE WEEKEND.
LEZ162-100330-
DETROIT RIVER LT. TO MAUMEE BAY OH TO RENO BEACH OH BEYOND 5NM
OFFSHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN BORDER-
301 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2025
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
RAIN AND SNOW FROM LATE EVENING ON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
LEZ163-164-100330-
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-
301 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW FROM LATE
EVENING ON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN
AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 11 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 4 TO
7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
9 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
LEZ165>167-100330-
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-
301 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AND
INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE
THIS EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET,
THEN 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. RAIN IN
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 7 TO
11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
14 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. A
CHANCE OF SNOW DURING THE DAY, THEN SNOW LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 13 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. SNOW
LIKELY. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
LEZ061-168-169-100330-
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-
301 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS
EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY LATE. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET
BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE
OF SNOW DURING THE DAY, THEN SNOW LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
11 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY DURING THE
DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
LEZ161-100330-
MAFOR 0922/
ERIE WEST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11540 11530 11537 11547
11556 11550 11650 11657. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FEET, THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13
FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET
WEDNESDAY.
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12540 11537 11447
12556 11550 11656. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET,
THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET
WEDNESDAY.
ERIE EAST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12540 11547 11437 11547
12556 11656. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, AND
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET BUILDING
TO 12 TO 16 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET WEDNESDAY.
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