FZUS61 KCLE 191320 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 920 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 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 trough averaging 29.70 inches lingers over Lake Erie today before a high pressure ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the west Saturday through Sunday. During Sunday night through Monday, a trough averaging 29.80 inches should impact Lake Erie as the parent low wobbles east- northeastward from near the Mid Mississippi Valley to near central New York and deepens to 29.60 inches. Behind the low, a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds across the Great Lakes Tuesday. LEZ162>164-192045- 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- 920 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>168-192045- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 920 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-169-192045- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 920 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and diminishing to around 10 knots. Showers likely during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-192045- MAFOR 1915/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14610 12710 12600. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12620 12610 12710 11700 11600. Waves 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet Saturday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 13620 11610 11600 11700 12600. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet Saturday morning. $$