FZUS61 KCLE 191804 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 204 PM EDT Tue May 19 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 cold front moves southeast across the lake tonight. High pressure 30.40 inches moves east across the Great Lakes Wednesday night through Thursday night. A trough averaging 30.10 inches lifts north into the region Friday and persists into the weekend. LEZ162-163-192015- 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- 204 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 230 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely late. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds early. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-192015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 204 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms through the early overnight, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164-192015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 204 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 230 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers with thunderstorms likely early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds early. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-192015- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Geneva-on-the- Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 204 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-192015- MAFOR 1915/ ERIE WEST 1/3...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT...11510 11520 11529 11516 11510 11710 11810 11110. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 12520 12516 11610 12810. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 13510 12516 11616 11710 11700. A chance of thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 to 3 feet. $$