Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
288 FZUS61 KCLE 070125 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 925 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 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 cold front will move south away from Lake Erie tonight into early Sunday. A ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds across the Lower Great Lakes on Sunday and remains overhead through Monday. Low pressure 29.60 inches moving through the Central Plains will lift a warm front across the Ohio Valley Tuesday into Wednesday. LEZ162>164-070815- 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- 925 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-070815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 925 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-070815- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 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- 925 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-070815- MAFOR 0703/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 11700 11800 12100 11300 12200. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 11700 13800 11500 11600 11800. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11600 12700 11600 12500 11200. Waves 2 feet or less. $$