FZUS61 KCLE 191940 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 340 PM EDT Thu Mar 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 warm front will lift north of the lake tonight. A cold front will move southeast across Lake Erie on Friday, followed by high pressure 30.00 inches on Saturday. A stronger cold front will move southeast across the lake Sunday before high pressure 30.40 inches builds southeast across the region early next week. LEZ162>164-200215- 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- 340 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ165>167-200215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 340 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-200215- 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- 340 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of rain showers early, then rain showers likely. A chance of rain showers late. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain and snow Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ161-200215- MAFOR 1921/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11100 11200 11300 11310 11420 12520 11610. A chance of showers Friday afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Friday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 12300 11310 11420 12520 11610. A chance of rain showers Friday. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Friday. ERIE EAST 1/3 12500 11400 11300 11310 11426 12526. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet Friday. $$