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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
344 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 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...
High pressure 30.40 inches will push east tonight as a warm front
approaches from the west. The front will lift east across the lake
during the day on Tuesday. A cold front will then sink south
across Lake Erie on Tuesday night into Wednesday. High pressure
30.10 inches briefly enters from the north on Wednesday night. Low
pressure 29.30 inches will push east across the Upper Midwest
before lifting another warm front across the lake on Friday.

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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-
344 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers during the day, then showers likely Friday night. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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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-
344 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
east. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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MAFOR 2021/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12300 11310 11410 13420 11510. Waves 2 feet or less
tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Tuesday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12400 11300 11410 13420 11410. Waves 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Tuesday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12600 11500 11400 14410. Waves 2 feet or less
tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Tuesday.

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