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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
301 AM EST Wed Feb 11 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 trough averaging 30.10 inches will then linger across Lake Erie
into Thursday. High pressure 30.40 inches will build into the
Ohio Valley by late Thursday and linger into the weekend. Low
pressure 29.70 inches tracks across the Mid South on Sunday.

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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-
301 AM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. The lake is mostly ice
covered.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
301 AM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of snow
showers. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A slight chance of snow showers.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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MAFOR 1110/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14620 11610 13710. Waves omitted due to the lake
being mostly ice covered.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14620 14610. Waves omitted due to the lake being
mostly ice covered.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11610 14620 13610. Waves omitted due to the lake
being mostly ice covered.

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