Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
804 FZUS61 KCLE 021507 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1007 AM EST Mon Feb 2 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 ridge of high pressure averaging 30.20 inches gradually exits to the east today as a cold front moves west to east tonight through Tuesday. Another ridge of high pressure averaging 30.30 inches pushes into the Great Lakes region on Wednesday. The ridge exits on Thursday as low pressure 29.50 inches moves through the Great Lakes region while dragging a cold front east on Friday. LEZ162>164-022115- 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- 1007 AM EST Mon Feb 2 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Snow likely, then a chance of snow late. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely Thursday night. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Snow likely during the day. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-165>169-022115- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 1007 AM EST Mon Feb 2 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Snow likely. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Snow likely early, then a slight chance of snow from late evening on. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely Thursday night. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Snow during the day. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-022115- MAFOR 0216/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12517 11510 11500 11610 13600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11410 12517 12510 13600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 12500 12507 13500 11610. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$