Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
304 FZUS61 KCLE 120222 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 922 PM EST Wed Feb 11 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 30.10 inches will then linger across Lake Erie into Thursday. High pressure 30.40 inches will build into the Ohio Valley by late Thursday and linger into the weekend. Low pressure 29.70 inches tracks across the Mid South on Sunday, followed by high pressure 30.10 inches building back into the region on Monday. LEZ162>164-120915- 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- 922 PM EST Wed Feb 11 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-165>169-120915- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 922 PM EST Wed Feb 11 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow late this evening, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. The lake is mostly ice covered. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of snow in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-120915- MAFOR 1204/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14710 11710 13700. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 11610 14710 12700. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 13610 14700 11700. A chance of snow overnight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$