Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
042 FZUS61 KCLE 150207 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 907 PM EST Sat Feb 14 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 ridge averaging 30.00 inches today is replaced by a trough averaging 29.90 inches Sunday into Monday. A weak warm front moves across Lake Erie Tuesday morning, followed by a stationary front in the vicinity of the lake Tuesday night, and another warm front Wednesday. LEZ162>164-150915- 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- 907 PM EST Sat Feb 14 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. The lake is mostly ice covered. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Rain likely during the day, then a chance of rain Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast. A chance of rain Thursday night. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-165>169-150915- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 907 PM EST Sat Feb 14 2026 .OVERNIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. The lake is mostly ice covered. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Rain likely during the day, then a chance of rain Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. A chance of rain. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-150915- MAFOR 1504/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11300 11400 14500 11500 11600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13300 11400 12500 11400 11500. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 15200 11300 11400. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$