Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
627 FZUS61 KCLE 291320 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 920 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 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 30.20 inches overhead will build east into the Mid- Atlantic through Sunday evening with a warm front moving north over Lake Erie late Sunday night. Low pressure 29.80 will move into the northern Great Lakes early Wednesday with a cold front passing through early Thursday. LEZ162-163-292015- 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- 920 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ164>166-292015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 920 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-292015- 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- 920 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-292015- MAFOR 2915/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12400 11200 11300 11400 13500. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11400 11600 11100 11300 12400 12500. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11600 11500 11300 12400 12500. Waves 1 foot or less. $$