FZUS61 KCLE 050214 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 914 PM EST Wed Mar 4 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 frontal boundary will waver over the region through Thursday night before lifting north across Lake Erie as a warm front by Friday night. Low pressure 29.70 inches will move northeast from the Upper Great Lakes on Saturday, pushing a cold front east across the lake Saturday evening. A ridge averaging 30.10 inches will build over the region Sunday before shifting east on Monday. LEZ162-163-050915- 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- 914 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Patchy fog. Rain. Waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Patchy fog in the morning, then areas of dense fog in the afternoon. A chance of rain early, then rain from late morning on. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 10 knots or less. Patchy dense fog in the evening. A chance of rain. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and diminishing to around 10 knots. Rain during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ164>166-050915- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 914 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Patchy fog. A chance of rain late this evening, then rain after midnight. Waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Patchy fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog in the evening. Rain likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Rain during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ061-167>169-050915- 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- 914 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Patchy fog. A slight chance of rain and snow late this evening, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of snow after midnight. Rain likely late. The lake is mostly ice covered. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Patchy fog in the morning, then patchy dense fog in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Patchy fog in the evening. Rain likely. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain overnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Rain during the day, then a chance of rain Saturday night. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-050915- MAFOR 0504/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11206 11106 11110 11210 11216 19213 11216 19214 11110 19114 11116. Waves 2 feet or less. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11200 11106 11110 11210 11226 11226 19224 11126 19124 11126. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 12100 12110 11120 11126 11126 19124 11126. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$