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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS51 KCLE

FZUS51 KCLE 041354
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
954 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ142-143-042015
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH
954 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

THIS AFTERNOON
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

TONIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain in the evening, then showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 49 degrees, off Cleveland 41 degrees, and off Erie 43 degrees.


LEZ144-145-042015
The Islands to Vermilion OH-Vermilion to Avon Point OH
954 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

THIS AFTERNOON
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

TONIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Rain in the evening, then rain showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 49 degrees, off Cleveland 41 degrees, and off Erie 43 degrees.


LEZ146>149-042015
Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH
Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY
954 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

THIS AFTERNOON
Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

TONIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Rain in the evening, then rain showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 49 degrees, off Cleveland 41 degrees, and off Erie 43 degrees.