FZUS61 KCLE 160209 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1009 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 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 stalled frontal boundary resides in the vicinity of Lake Erie through Thursday. Low pressure of 29.70 inches will track northeast through the Central Great Lakes on Thursday and pull a cold front southeast across the lake Thursday night. A ridge averaging 30.00 inches will build east across the area on Friday. A warm front will lift back northward across Lake Erie on Friday night followed by a stronger cold front sweep eastward across Lake Erie Saturday night. Behind the cold front, a trough averaging 29.90 inches should linger over Lake Erie through Sunday before a ridge averaging 30.30 inches builds from the west by Monday. LEZ162>164-160815- 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- 1009 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-165>169-160815- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 1009 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-160815- MAFOR 1603/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 15516 11600. A chance of thunderstorms overnight, Thursday afternoon, and Thursday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 11516 11510 14516 11600. A chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11506 12500 13506 11500. A chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$