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FZUS61 KCLE 201340
Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 940 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 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 30.00 inches will drift east away from the region by this evening, allowing a warm front to lift across the lake late tonight into early Tuesday. A cold front will move southeast across the area Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night with a trough averaging 29.80 inches lingering over the eastern Great Lakes through Wednesday. High pressure 30.10 inches will build east Thursday and Friday.
LEZ162>164-202015- 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- 940 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026
THIS AFTERNOON South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Patchy smoke. Waves 1 foot or less.
TONIGHT South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Patchy smoke early. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
TUESDAY Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
TUESDAY NIGHT West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
WEDNESDAY Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
THURSDAY North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less.
FRIDAY Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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LEZ165>167-202015- 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- 940 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026
THIS AFTERNOON Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Patchy smoke. Waves 1 foot or less.
TONIGHT Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Patchy smoke early. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
TUESDAY Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
TUESDAY NIGHT West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
WEDNESDAY Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
THURSDAY North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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LEZ061-168-169-202015- 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- 940 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026
THIS AFTERNOON Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Patchy smoke. Waves 1 foot or less.
TONIGHT South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Patchy smoke early. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
TUESDAY Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
TUESDAY NIGHT West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
WEDNESDAY Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
THURSDAY Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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LEZ161-202015- MAFOR 2015/ LAKE ERIE WESTERN 1/3: 12400 11300 11400 11410 11520 11536 11530. A chance of thunderstorms overnight and Tuesday morning. Waves 1 foot or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Tuesday morning.
LAKE ERIE CENTRAL 1/3: 11500 11600 12300 11410 11420 12530. A chance of showers overnight and Tuesday morning. Waves 1 foot or less this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Tuesday morning.
LAKE ERIE EASTERN 1/3: 11500 11600 11500 11300 11410 12420 11520. A chance of showers Tuesday morning. Waves 1 foot or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Tuesday morning.
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