FZUS61 KCLE 290756 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 356 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 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 29.40 inches over the Upper Great Lakes will move northeast into Quebec today, pulling a cold front east across Lake Erie this afternoon and evening. This front will settle across the Ohio River Valley as high pressure 30.40 inches nudges south on Wednesday. On Thursday morning, this lingering boundary will lift north as a warm front as low pressure 29.70 inches moves northeast through the Central Great Lakes. A series of cold front will move east on Friday before high pressure 30.20 inches returns on Saturday. LEZ162>166-291415- 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- 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- 356 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then showers and thunderstorms likely from late morning on. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-291415- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 356 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then thunderstorms likely with a chance of showers late this morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers with thunderstorms likely early. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-291415- MAFOR 2909/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11420 11520 11529 11520 11620 11720 12810. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12420 11529 11520 11529 11620 11820 11810. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 12420 12529 11539 11630 11720 11710. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. $$