FZUS61 KCLE 181409 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 909 AM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 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 30.50 inches builds east across Lake Erie today, weakening to 30.30 inches Wednesday. A trough averaging 30.10 inches moves into the vicinity of the lake Wednesday night into Thursday before another ridge averaging 30.50 inches builds over the Central and Eastern US Friday into the weekend. LEZ162>164-182115- 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- 909 AM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of flurries late this morning. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow showers overnight. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ165>167-182115- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 909 AM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of snow showers late this morning. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow showers overnight. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers during the day. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ061-168-169-182115- 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- 909 AM EST Tue Feb 18 2025 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-182115- MAFOR 1816/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13610 14600 11600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12620 12610 14600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 12630 12620 12610 12510. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$