FZUS61 KCLE 210808 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 308 AM EST Sat Feb 21 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... Low pressure 29.70 inches over Lake Huron will devolve into a trough averaging 30.00 inches today. Low pressure 29.30 inches moving up the East Coast on Sunday and Monday will strengthen the trough over the eastern Great Lakes to 29.90 inches. A ridge averaging 30.10 inches will enter for Tuesday. Low pressure 29.30 inches will enter the Great Lakes for the middle of the week. LEZ162>164-211545- 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- 308 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 .TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves in ice free areas 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of snow late in the evening. A chance of snow after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Snow. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain and snow during the day, then a chance of rain Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ165>167-211545- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 308 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight chance of snow late in the evening. A chance of snow after midnight. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Snow. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Snow likely during the day. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain and snow during the day, then rain likely with a chance of snow Wednesday night. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-168-169-211545- 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- 308 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow with a slight chance of freezing rain early, then a slight chance of snow late this morning. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of snow after midnight. A chance of snow late. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Snow likely. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely overnight. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Snow likely during the day, then a chance of snow Monday night. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of snow Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow and rain during the day, then rain and snow likely Wednesday night. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-211545- MAFOR 2110/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13620 11610 14600. A chance of snow overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13520 11610 11600 13500. A chance of snow overnight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 11530 13520 11510 13500. A chance of snow overnight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$