FZUS61 KCLE 151901 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 301 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 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... Lake Erie resides along the northwestern flank of a high pressure ridge averaging 29.80 inches before a cold front sweeps southeastward across the lake Thursday night. Behind the front, a separate ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the northern Great Lakes through Friday. During Friday night through Saturday morning, the ridge should exit eastward and allow a warm front to sweep northward across Lake Erie. A cold front should then sweep eastward across Lake Erie Saturday evening through Saturday night. Behind the cold front, a trough averaging 29.90 inches should linger over Lake Erie through Sunday before a ridge averaging 30.30 inches builds from the west by Monday. LEZ162>165-160215- 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- 301 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 120 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ166>169-160215- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 301 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 120 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-160215- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 301 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves around 1 foot. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-160215- MAFOR 1521/ ERIE WEST 1/3...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT...11510 11500 11406 11516 11510 13516. A chance of thunderstorms tonight and Thursday morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT...11500 12506 11516 11510 13516. A chance of thunderstorms tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT...14506 12500 12506. A chance of thunderstorms tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$