631  
FZUS61 KCLE 220743  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
343 AM EDT SUN MAR 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
 
 
A STRONG COLD FRONT TRACKS SOUTHWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE LATER THIS  
MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE 30.40 INCHES BUILDS IN  
FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER WARM FRONT ARRIVES WEDNESDAY,  
BEFORE BECOMING NEAR STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH  
THURSDAY.  
 
LEZ162>164-221415-  
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-  
343 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY,  
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ165>167-221415-  
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-  
343 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY,  
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ061-168-169-221415-  
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-  
343 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS  
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ161-221415-  
MAFOR 2209/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 11600 11700 11810 11826 13820. WAVES 1 TO 3  
FEET TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 11500 11600 11810 11816 12810 11820. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
TONIGHT.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 12500 11506 11700 11806 13100. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
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