FZUS61 KCLE 090153 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 953 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 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... High pressure 30.10 inches will linger over Lake Erie into Thursday before a cold front drops south across the lake late Thursday into Friday. High pressure 30.10 inches returns this weekend and will persist into early next week. LEZ162>164-090815- 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- 953 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-165>169-090815- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 953 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-090815- MAFOR 0903/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 14500 11500 11600 11500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11400 14500 11500 12600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11400 13500 12600 11500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$