392  
FZUS61 KCLE 121949  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
349 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 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
 
 
PRESSURE HOLDS AROUND 29.90 INCHES BEFORE A COLD FRONT TRACKS  
ACROSS LAKE ERIE SUNDAY, FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE 30.30 INCHES  
FOR MONDAY. PRESSURE FALLS TO 30.20 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT AS A WARM  
FRONT SETS UP OVER LAKE ERIE FOR MIDWEEK.  
 
LEZ162-163-130215-  
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-  
349 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ164>167-130215-  
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-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-  
LAKE OH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN BORDER-  
349 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY  
NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ061-168-169-130215-  
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-  
349 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AND  
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ161-130215-  
MAFOR 1221/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 12510 11500 13600 11610. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY THIS EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR  
LESS SUNDAY.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14510 13600 11610. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY  
THIS EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUNDAY.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 12410 12510 12600 11610. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
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