FZUS61 KCLE 072010 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 310 PM EST Sat Mar 7 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 strong cold front will sweep eastward across Lake Erie this evening. Behind the front, a ridge averaging 29.90 inches builds southeast across the area on Sunday before departing on Sunday night. A cold front will move southeast and stall in vicinity of the southwestern Great Lakes and southern Ontario, remaining across Lake Erie through Tuesday night. Low pressure will deepen to 29.50 inches as it tracks along this front on Wednesday, bringing the strong cold front south across the area Wednesday evening. High pressure 30.10 inches builds across the area on Thursday. LEZ162-163-080315- 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- 310 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of rain showers late this evening. Waves in ice free areas 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Rain during the day, then rain and snow likely Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ164>166-080315- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 310 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers early, then rain showers likely late this evening. A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves in ice free areas 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming west. Rain during the day, then rain and snow likely Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming southwest 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ061-167>169-080315- 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- 310 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then rain showers likely late this evening. A chance of rain showers after midnight. The lake is mostly ice covered. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Rain during the day, then rain and snow Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow during the day. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-080315- MAFOR 0722/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11520 11620 13610 13510. A chance of rain showers this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12526 13610 13510. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 12526 11620 12610 11510 12520. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$