FZUS61 KCLE 180227 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 927 PM EST Tue Feb 17 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 stationary front will settle south across Lake Erie tonight. Low pressure of 29.20 inches will move into the Upper Midwest on Wednesday, lifting the stationary boundary north as a warm front. Another low pressure system will deepen to 29.40 inches as it approaches southern Lake Michigan Thursday night, sweeping a cold front east across Lake Erie on Friday. A trough averaging 29.90 inches will linger into Saturday. LEZ162>167-180915- 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-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 927 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Areas of dense fog late this evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight. Areas of fog late. A chance of rain showers after midnight. Rain showers likely late. The lake is mostly ice covered. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers in the morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. Rain showers likely. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Rain showers likely during the day. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow Saturday night. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-168-169-180915- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Geneva-on-the- Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 927 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Widespread dense fog. Rain showers likely late. The lake is mostly ice covered. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain showers through early afternoon, then a slight chance of rain showers late. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers likely overnight. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely during the day. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow Saturday night. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-180915- MAFOR 1804/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11300 19304 11303 11310 11416 12520 11610 11510. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11204 11200 19204 11310 11316 11526 11520 12610. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 12204 12206 11316 11700 11800 11100. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$