Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
528 FZUS61 KCLE 300749 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 249 AM EST Fri Jan 30 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches builds from the north-central United States and vicinity through Sunday night. The ridge exits eastward on Monday before a very weak cold front sweeps eastward across Lake Erie Monday night. Behind the front, another ridge averaging 30.40 inches should build from the Upper Midwest through Tuesday. LEZ162>164-301530- 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- 249 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of snow showers Tuesday night. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-165>169-301530- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 249 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026 .TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-301530- MAFOR 3010/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12100 12800 13700 11600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14700 11700 13600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 11700 15600 11600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$