FZUS61 KCLE 160855 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 355 AM EST Mon Feb 16 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 trough averaging 29.80 inches will cross the Upper Great Lakes today and approach Lake Ontario tonight. A stationary front will linger along the southern shore of Lake Erie on Tuesday then lift north as a warm front on Wednesday. A trough averaging 29.80 inches persists through Thursday night. A stronger low pressure system will deepen to 29.50 inches as it approaches Lake Michigan on Friday. LEZ162>166-161515- 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- 355 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog through early afternoon. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Patchy fog late. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain overnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Rain during the day. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Rain likely Thursday night. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of rain during the day. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-167>169-161515- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 355 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Areas of fog through early afternoon. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog late. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Rain likely overnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Rain during the day, then a chance of rain Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain Thursday night. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance of rain. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-161515- MAFOR 1610/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13500 19504 11500 12520 12510. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12504 12500 19504 11420 11520 12510. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 14500 19504 11410 11420 12510. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$