FZUS61 KCLE 240743 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 343 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches exits slowly eastward through Thursday afternoon, which will allow a warm front to sweep northward across Lake Erie late this morning. During Thursday evening, a strong cold front is expected to sweep southeastward across Lake Erie. Behind the front, a ridge averaging 30.20 inches is expected to impact Lake Erie through Saturday as the embedded high pressure center wobbles southeastward from the northern Great Plains toward the central Appalachians. LEZ162>164-241415- 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- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 343 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-241415- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 343 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely during the day, then rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-241415- 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- 343 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-241415- MAFOR 2409/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 11400 11500 11600 13300 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 11400 11500 11600 11500 13400. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 12500 11600 12500 12400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$