FZUS61 KCLE 280814 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 314 AM EST Sat Feb 28 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 deepens to 29.10 inches as it pushes across Quebec this morning while dragging a cold front east across Lake Erie through this afternoon. A trough averaging 30.00 inches lingers across the eastern Great Lakes tonight. High pressure builds to 30.60 inches as it moves from the Northern Plains into the eastern Great Lakes region through Monday and persists into Tuesday. LEZ162-163-281515- 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- 314 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves in ice free areas 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of snow. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of snow Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain likely Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ164>166-281515- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 314 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves in ice free areas 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of snow Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain during the day, then rain and snow likely Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain likely Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ061-167>169-281515- 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- 314 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of snow. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain during the day, then rain and snow likely Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain Wednesday night. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-281515- MAFOR 2810/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11620 11710 11800 12100 12110 11120. A chance of snow tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11620 11710 12800 11100 12110 11120. A chance of snow tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE EAST 1/3 11520 11610 12700 11800 13100. A chance of rain showers early this morning. A chance of snow tonight. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$