Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
582 FZUS61 KCLE 110117 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 917 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 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 of 30.40 inches will exit the New England coast tonight allowing the remnant low of Isaias 29.80 inches to move northeast through the central Appalachians Sunday then offshore of the Mid Atlantic by Monday. A cold front with pressure of 29.70 inches will settle south across Lake Erie by Tuesday night. High pressure of 30.30 inches will build over the Upper Great Lakes on Wednesday and Thursday. LEZ162-163-110815- 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- 917 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers late this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Showers likely late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely early, then a chance of showers. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ164-165-110815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 917 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers, then showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ061-166>169-110815- 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- 917 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Showers through early afternoon, then a chance of showers late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-110815- MAFOR 1103/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11320 11326 11226 11216 12210 12100. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Sunday. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12320 11326 11226 11220 12210 11110. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Sunday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 12410 11310 11316 12216 12100. Waves 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Sunday. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday evening. $$