FZUS61 KCLE 261340 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 940 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 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 ridge averaging 30.40 inches continues to exit to the east and south before a strong cold front sweeps south-southeastward across Lake Erie late this afternoon through early evening. Behind the cold front, another ridge averaging 30.40 inches should influence Lake Erie through this weekend as the embedded high pressure center wobbles from the north-central United States toward Virginia and vicinity. This evolution of the ridge will allow a warm front to drift northward across Lake Erie Saturday night. On Monday, the ridge should exit southeastward as a cold front settles southeastward across Lake Erie and potentially stalls over and near the lake. LEZ162>164-262015- 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- 940 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. Showers with thunderstorms likely late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then rain showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. A chance of rain Monday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-262015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 940 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers late this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then rain showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-262015- 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- 940 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers late this morning, then rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms early this afternoon. Rain showers with thunderstorms likely late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-262015- MAFOR 2615/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 11510 11819 12826 12820 11120. Waves 1 to 2 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Friday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 11610 11819 11816 11826 11820 12120. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Friday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11606 11809 12806 11810 11120 11110. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Friday morning. $$