FZUS61 KCLE 210137 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 937 PM EDT Sat Jun 20 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 30.00 inches moves eastward across Lake Erie 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 Pennsylvania and the low weakens to 29.70 inches. Behind the low and trough, a ridge averaging 30.00 inches should build from the Upper Midwest Monday night through Tuesday and then begin to exit eastward by Wednesday. A warm front should sweep northeastward across Lake Erie Wednesday night and a cold front should begin to sweep eastward across the lake on Thursday as a low of 29.80 inches wobbles eastward across the western and central Great Lakes. LEZ162>164-210845- 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- 937 PM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 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. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-210845- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 937 PM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-210845- 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- 937 PM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-210845- MAFOR 2103/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12710 12700 11600 12300 11210. A chance of showers Sunday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday and Sunday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 14700 11500 11400 11300. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday and Sunday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 12600 12700 11600 13500. A chance of showers late this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$