FZUS61 KCLE 150839 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 339 AM EST Sun Feb 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 ridge averaging 30.00 inches is replaced by a trough of 29.90 inches today. A trough of 29.80 inches will cross the Upper Great Lakes on Monday, leaving a stationary front in the vicinity of Lake Erie Tuesday. Another low pressure system with pressure of 29.30 inches will lift a warm front north across Lake Erie on Wednesday. LEZ162>166-151530- 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- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 339 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Rain during the day, then a chance of rain Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. Rain likely Thursday night. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-167>169-151530- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 339 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026 .TODAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming west. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain Tuesday night. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Rain during the day, then a chance of rain Wednesday night. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain Thursday night. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-151530- MAFOR 1510/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14500 11400 11500 12600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12400 12500 11300 11500 12600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 14200 11200 11400 12600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$