Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
734 FZUS61 KCLE 091425 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1025 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 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 will remain overhead today then exit east on Saturday. The remnant low of Isaias 29.80 inches will track northeast through the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys on Sunday before departing off the East Coast on Monday. A cold front with pressure of 29.80 inches will cross the lake on Tuesday. LEZ162-163-092015- 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- 1025 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ164>166-092015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 1025 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-092015- 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- 1025 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots. Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet. $$ LEZ161-092015- MAFOR 0915/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12500 11200 13300 12310. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12600 11500 11400 12300 12310. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 13610 11600 11400 13300. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight and Saturday morning. $$