Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
207 FZUS61 KCLE 071335 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 935 AM EDT Thu May 7 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 29.95 inches is over Lake Erie early today will shift eastward this evening and overnight. A weak low pressure 29.70 inches will move track across the Upper Ohio Valley and near the southern lakeshore of Lake Erie Friday night into Saturday morning. A stronger low pressure 29.35 inches will lift northeast from the Upper Great Lakes towards Quebec Canada Saturday night into Sunday morning, dragging a cold front across Lake Erie. High pressure 30.10 inches will build across the Great Lakes Sunday into Monday. LEZ162>166-072030- 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- 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- 935 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ061-167>169-072030- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 935 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-072030- MAFOR 0715/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 13610 11600 11510 11610 11600. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 13610 11500 11510 11610 11600. A chance of showers overnight and Friday morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 11500 13600 13500. A chance of showers overnight and Friday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$