Expires:202507170815;;570087 FZUS61 KCLE 170145 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 945 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 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... Low pressure 29.70 inches will move northeast through the central Great Lakes tonight into southern Quebec late Thursday, bringing a cold front southeast across the lake through Thursday. High pressure 30.20 inches will build east across the Great Lakes Friday into Saturday. Low pressure 29.90 inches will move east across the lake Sunday followed by high pressure 30.10 inches Monday. LEZ061-168-169-170815- 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- 945 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and increasing to 30 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$