827  
FZUS61 KCLE 140758  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
358 AM EDT WED OCT 14 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 BRIEFLY BUILDS ACROSS LAKE ERIE TODAY  
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE  
LAKE THURSDAY EVENING FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT EARLY FRIDAY  
WITH LOW PRESSURE 29.60 INCHES MOVING NORTH OF THE LAKE. HIGH  
PRESSURE 30.40 INCHES BUILDS IN ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE  
WEEKEND.  
 
LEZ162-163-141415-  
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-  
358 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS.  
SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO  
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
LEZ164>166-141415-  
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM 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-  
358 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES. SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING  
TO 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
LEZ061-167>169-141415-  
RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY EXTENDING FROM 5NM 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-  
358 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO  
35 KNOT GALES. SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET.    
SATURDAY  
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
LEZ161-141415-  
MAFOR 1409/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 11706 13800 12110 12120. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS  
TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12700 12800 12810 11120 11110. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THIS MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4  
FEET TONIGHT.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 14700 12810 11110. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
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