Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
909 FZUS61 KCLE 100132 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 932 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 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 trough averaging 29.80 inches will persist over the area through Thursday. Low pressure 29.50 inches will track east across the Great Lakes on Thursday and extend a cold front east through the area on Friday. Weak high pressure 30.00 inches will build over the region on Saturday. LEZ162>164-100830- 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- 932 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-100830- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 932 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-100830- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 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- 932 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-100830- MAFOR 1003/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11416 12510 14500 11500. A chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11410 13510 14500. A chance of showers overnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 12400 12500 12510 12500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers overnight. A chance of showers Wednesday morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$