Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
830 FZUS61 KCLE 011344 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 944 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 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 stationary front north-east of Lake Erie will move little as high pressure of 30.10 inches remains entrenched to the south. Low pressure 29.70 inches will move east across the Upper Great Lakes on Wednesday, extending a cold front through the area on Thursday. This front will linger south of Lake Erie on Friday as high pressure ridge 30.10 inches build in from the north. LEZ162-163-012015- 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- 944 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves around 1 foot. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>166-012015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 944 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early overnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-012015- 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- 944 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-012015- MAFOR 0115/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 15500 11500. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 15500 11500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Wednesday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11600 12500 12400 12500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight and Wednesday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$