FZUS61 KCLE 271419 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 919 AM EST Fri Feb 27 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... High pressure 30.00 inches persists across the lake today as low pressure deepens to 29.10 inches as it pushes across the Northern Great Lakes tonight, moving a cold front east across Lake Erie late tonight into Saturday. A trough averaging 30.20 inches lingers across the eastern Great Lakes Saturday night into Sunday. High pressure 30.50 inches returns Sunday as it builds from the Upper Midwest eastward towards New England and persist into Tuesday. LEZ162-163-272130- 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- 919 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves in ice free areas 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of snow Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of rain. Waves 1 foot or less. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ164>166-272130- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 919 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves in ice free areas 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 10 knots or less. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of rain. Waves 2 feet or less. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ061-167>169-272130- 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- 919 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow overnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of rain and snow during the day, then a chance of rain Tuesday night. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-272130- MAFOR 2716/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 12510 11420 11520 11620 11610 11700. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday morning. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 11510 11410 11420 11430 11520 11610 11700. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 12500 11410 11420 11430 11530 11520 11610. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$