Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
618 FZUS61 KCLE 271345 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 945 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 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 of 29.90 inches will move east across Lake Erie today followed by a cold front pushing south across the lake tonight. High pressure of 30.10 inches builds into the Great Lakes Friday before settling to the Mid-Atlantic region Sunday. A warm front moves north across Lake Erie Sunday night ahead of low pressure approaching the western Great Lakes. LEZ162>166-272015- 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- 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- 945 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of waterspouts from late evening on. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-272015- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 945 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers late this morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A slight chance of showers. A chance of waterspouts from late evening on. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-272015- MAFOR 2715/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14600 14110. A chance of waterspouts overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14600 11810 12110 11810. A chance of waterspouts tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Friday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 14610 14800. A chance of waterspouts tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight and Friday morning. $$