999  
FZUS61 KCLE 080741  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
341 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 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 30.20 INCHES WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO 30.00 INCHES  
WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL TRACK ACROSS LAKE ERIE  
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A POST FRONTAL TROUGH AVERAGING  
29.90 INCHES LINGERS ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK TO  
30.10 INCHES FRIDAY AND WILL REMAIN INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
LEZ162-163-081415-  
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-  
341 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
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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-  
341 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
LEZ061-168-169-081415-  
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-  
341 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST. WAVES 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST  
AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES  
3 TO 6 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
LEZ161-081415-  
MAFOR 0809/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 13300 12200 11300 11410 11510. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS  
TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12400 11300 12200 11300 11410 11510. WAVES 1  
FOOT OR LESS TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
TONIGHT.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 12400 13200 11300 12410. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS  
TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT.  
 
 
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