FZUS61 KCLE 100136 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 936 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 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 ridge averaging 29.80 inches will persist through Tuesday as a near stationary boundary lingers near Lake Erie. A low pressure 29.70 inches will move along this boundary into the region on Wednesday, moving a warm front north followed by a cold front east Wednesday afternoon. A ridge averaging 30.20 inches will build into the area on Thursday, followed by a stronger low pressure system 29.40 inches moving east through the Great Lakes on Friday. High pressure 30.10 inches returns Saturday. LEZ162-163-100815- 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- 936 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves in ice free areas 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Rain showers in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. A chance of rain and snow Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain and snow during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain and snow Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ164>167-100815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 936 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers. Waves in ice free areas 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. A chance of snow Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west and diminishing to 30 knots. Rain and snow likely during the day. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. A chance of rain and snow Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ061-168-169-100815- 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- 936 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A slight chance of rain showers late. Waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of rain showers through early afternoon, then a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers likely overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots. Rain and snow likely during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ161-100815- MAFOR 1003/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13510 13500 11300 11200. A chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 12410 11400 11500 11400 11300 11200. A chance of rain showers Tuesday and Tuesday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE EAST 1/3 11510 11500 13400 11200 12100. A chance of rain showers Tuesday and Tuesday evening. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$