FZUS61 KCLE 220904 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 404 AM EST Sun Feb 22 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 30.00 inches will remain over the eastern Great Lakes. A powerful low pressure system moving up the East Coast will strength the trough to 29.90 inches by Monday. A ridge averaging 30.20 inches will enter on Tuesday. Low pressure 29.30 inches will move through the Great Lakes on Tuesday night through Wednesday. Another low pressure system 29.30 inches will move through the Ohio Valley on Thursday. LEZ162-163-221530- 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- 404 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026 .TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Snow likely early, then a chance of snow. Snow likely late. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely early, then a chance of snow from late evening on. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow and rain during the day. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ164>167-221530- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 404 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow through early afternoon, then snow likely late. Waves in ice free areas 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow and rain during the day, then a chance of snow Thursday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ061-168-169-221530- 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- 404 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of snow this morning, then a slight chance of snow this afternoon. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Snow likely. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow in the evening. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Snow Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-221530- MAFOR 2210/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 11607 11700 12717 11710 12720. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13600 11610 12710 11720 11730. A chance of snow. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE EAST 1/3 12500 13600 13700. A chance of snow this morning and tonight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$