FZUS61 KCLE 220813 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 313 AM EST Thu Jan 22 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... An Arctic cold front will move across the area tonight with high pressure 30.80 inches building into the region and becoming centered over the Great Lakes by Saturday. A trough averaging 30.30 inches cross the lower Great Lakes on Sunday followed by high pressure 30.40 inches building south of the area on Monday. LEZ162>164-221515- 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- 313 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely Saturday night. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Snow during the day, then a chance of snow Sunday night. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ165>168-221515- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 313 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow this morning, then a slight chance of snow early this afternoon. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. A slight chance of snow from late evening on. .FRIDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Snow likely Saturday night. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Snow during the day, then a chance of snow Sunday night. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-169-221515- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 313 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow likely this morning, then a chance of snow early this afternoon. A slight chance of snow late. Waves in ice free areas 7 to 10 feet. Waves in ice free areas occasionally around 13 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. A slight chance of snow. Heavy freezing spray late. Waves 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Heavy freezing spray. A chance of snow. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of snow Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Snow during the day, then a chance of snow Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance of snow during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ161-221515- MAFOR 2210/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13640 14630 11630. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14640 14630. A chance of snow this morning. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 11547 11647 14640 11640 11642. Waves 7 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$