Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
104 FZUS61 KCLE 031414 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1014 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 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 frontal boundary will oscillate along Lake Erie through tonight with pressure averaging 29.90 inches before being pushed south as a cold front Friday. A ridge averaging 30.00 inches will build from the north through the weekend into early next week. LEZ162-163-032015- 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- 1014 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early overnight, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-032015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 1014 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Thunderstorms likely with a chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-032015- 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- 1014 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-032015- MAFOR 0315/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13500 11800 11400 11500 12606. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 11600 11500 11809 11400 11500 12606. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 14600 11509 11606 11600 11800. Waves 2 feet or less. $$