FZUS51 KCLE 200023 NSHCLE Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Cleveland OH 823 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 For waters within five nautical miles of shore 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. LEZ142>144-200215- Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH- The Islands to Vermilion OH- 823 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday. The water temperature off Toledo is 60 degrees, off Cleveland 55 degrees, and off Erie 58 degrees. $$ LEZ145-200215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH- 823 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 230 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms early, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail early. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday. The water temperature off Toledo is 60 degrees, off Cleveland 55 degrees, and off Erie 58 degrees. $$ LEZ146-147-200215- Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH- 823 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms early, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday. The water temperature off Toledo is 60 degrees, off Cleveland 55 degrees, and off Erie 58 degrees. $$ LEZ148-149-200215- Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- 823 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms early, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwestwinds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday. The water temperature off Toledo is 60 degrees, off Cleveland 55 degrees, and off Erie 58 degrees. $$