Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
544 FZUS61 KCLE 250124 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 924 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 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 30.50 inches over southern New England will shift south along the East Coast through Monday. A weak cold front will drop across Lake Erie Monday afternoon. High pressure 30.50 inches will return from the north on Tuesday then depart to the east Wednesday to allow a warm front to lift across the lake. LEZ162>166-250815- 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- 924 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-250815- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 924 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ161-250815- MAFOR 2503/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11300 13400 11500 11400 11200 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11300 13400 12500 12400. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 14400 11500 11600 11500 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$