781
FZUS61 KCLE 170740
GLFLE

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
340 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 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 warm front will lift northeast across Lake Erie tonight into
Saturday, followed by a cold front from the northwest Saturday
night. High pressure 30.00 inches will briefly build Sunday into
Monday, followed by another cold front on Tuesday.

LEZ162-163-171415-
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-
340 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Smoke. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Smoke in the evening, then patchy smoke after midnight. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night.
Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to
4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ164>166-171415-
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-
340 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Smoke.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Smoke in the evening, then patchy smoke after midnight.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late in
the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to
6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast less than
10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to
6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-167>169-171415-
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-
340 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Light and variable winds. Smoke. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Smoke. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Smoke in the morning.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves
3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than
10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots.
Showers likely Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to
3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 4 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-171415-
MAFOR 1709/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11300 11400 11300 12200 11400 11410 11510. A chance
of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 to 3
feet tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11200 12400 11100 11200 11300 11410 11510. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or
less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11200 11500 12600 13400 11410. Waves 2 feet or
less.

$$