FZUS61 KCLE 122000 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 400 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 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 of 29.40 inches will track across the Upper Great Lakes towards Hudson Bay tonight, leaving a stalled frontal boundary across the Central Great Lakes. Several waves of low pressure will track along this boundary through mid-week including low pressure of 29.50 inches on Thursday. A ridge averaging 30.00 inches will be over the lake on Friday. LEZ162>165-130215- 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- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 400 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers after midnight. Showers likely late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-166>169-130215- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 400 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A chance of showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-130215- MAFOR 1221/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 11420 12520 11526 12520 11510. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Monday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11410 11420 12520 12530 12520. A chance of showers overnight and Monday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Monday. ERIE EAST 1/3 11410 12420 11520 12536 12520. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Monday. $$