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FZUS61 KCLE 180120
Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
920 PM EDT Fri Apr 17 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 warm front will lift north across Lake Erie Saturday morning
before low pressure 29.40 inches drags a cold front east through
the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Saturday evening. A trough
averaging 29.90 inches builds across the lake on Sunday before
high pressure 30.40 inches moves overhead Sunday night into
Monday.
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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-
920 PM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Patchy fog late this evening. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
SATURDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
SUNDAY
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
MONDAY
Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
WEDNESDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
920 PM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. Patchy dense fog, then patchy fog late. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
SATURDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
SUNDAY
West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
SUNDAY NIGHT
West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
MONDAY
Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
WEDNESDAY
North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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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-
920 PM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. Areas of dense fog, then patchy fog late. Waves
2 feet or less.
SATURDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Rain showers likely in the evening, then a chance of rain showers
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
SUNDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow
showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
SUNDAY NIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
MONDAY
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
TUESDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
WEDNESDAY
North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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MAFOR 1803/
LAKE ERIE WESTERN 1/3: 11310 11410 11420 11426 11526 13620. A chance of
thunderstorms Saturday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet Saturday and Saturday evening.
LAKE ERIE CENTRAL 1/3: 12310 12420 12526 12620. A chance of
thunderstorms Saturday afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Saturday. Waves 2 to 4
feet Saturday evening.
LAKE ERIE EASTERN 1/3: 11204 11310 13420 11526 11516 11610. Waves 2 feet
or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
Saturday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Saturday evening.
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