FZUS61 KCLE 241926 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 326 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches exits slowly eastward through Thursday afternoon, which will allow a warm front to sweep northward across Lake Erie late this morning. During Thursday evening, a strong cold front is expected to sweep southeastward across Lake Erie. Behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.20 inches is expected to impact Lake Erie through Saturday as the embedded high pressure center wobbles southeastward from the northern Great Plains toward the central Appalachians. LEZ162>164-250215- 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- 326 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ165>167-250215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 326 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely in the evening, then a chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-250215- 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- 326 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-250215- MAFOR 2421/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 13300 13400 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 15400 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 12500 13400 12300 11200. Waves 2 feet or less. $$