Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
909 FZUS61 KCLE 090147 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 947 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 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 gradually weaken to 30.00 inches Wednesday ahead of a cold front that will track across Lake Erie Wednesday into Wednesday night. A post frontal trough averaging 29.90 inches lingers on Thursday. High pressure builds back to 30.10 inches Friday and will remain into the weekend. LEZ162-163-090830- 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- 947 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-090830- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 947 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-090830- 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- 947 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-090830- MAFOR 0903/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12410 14510 11626 11610. A chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Wednesday. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12410 11510 13520 11526 11520. A chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Wednesday. Waves 3 to 5 feet Wednesday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 13410 13510 11526 11520. A chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Wednesday. Waves 3 to 5 feet Wednesday evening. $$