FZUS61 KCLE 212039 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 339 PM EST Thu Feb 21 2019 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 30.40 inches will build east across Lake Erie tonight. Rapidly deepening low pressure will move northeast out of the Plains Saturday and deepen to 28.90 inches as it reaches the central Great Lakes Sunday. This system will pull a strong cold front across Lake Erie early Sunday. A ridge of high pressure averaging 30.60 inches will extend southeast across Lake Erie Monday through Tuesday. LEZ162>164-220315- Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH- Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH- Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH- 339 PM EST Thu Feb 21 2019 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. The lake is mostly ice covered. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Rain and snow likely in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...West gales to 40 knots diminishing to 30 knots. Rain showers during the day. .MONDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of snow Tuesday night. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-165>169-220315- Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY- Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH- Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH- Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH- Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH- Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- 339 PM EST Thu Feb 21 2019 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than 10 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. Rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southwest gales to 40 knots becoming west. Rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of snow and rain showers Sunday night. .MONDAY...West gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of snow Tuesday night. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-220315- MAFOR 2122/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11610 11600 12700 12100 12200. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11610 12600 12700 11100 11200 11100. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 11620 15600 11800. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$