915
FZUS61 KCLE 161954
GLFLE

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
354 PM EDT Sat May 16 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 frontal boundary will waver to the north of Lake Erie through
Sunday. The boundary will lift to the north of the region late
Sunday into early Monday as a cold front slowly approaches from
the west. The front will move east across the lake on Wednesday.
High pressure 30.20 inches will build over the lake on Thursday.

LEZ162>165-170215-
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-
354 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-166>169-170215-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-
354 PM EDT Sat May 16 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-170215-
MAFOR 1621/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13510 12500 11400 11300 11200. Waves 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Sunday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13510 14500 11100. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12510 14500 11600 11700. A chance of showers this
evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$