Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
876 FZUS61 KCLE 032003 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 403 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 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... High pressure 30.30 inches over the Great Lakes will slowly sag southeast through Friday, weakening to 30.00 inches. Low pressure 29.60 inches will move through the region on Saturday and extend a cold front across the lake on Saturday night. High pressure 30.30 inches will build from the north for Sunday into Monday. LEZ162-163-040245- 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- 403 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>166-040245- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 403 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-040245- 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- 403 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-040245- MAFOR 0321/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12300 12400 13500 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 11500 12400 13500 11600. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 16500. Waves 1 foot or less. $$