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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 3/19/2026 3:40 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 3/19/2026 10:15 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
340 pm edt thu mar 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 warm front will lift north of the lake tonight. a cold front
will move southeast across lake erie on friday, followed by high
pressure 30.00 inches on saturday. a stronger cold front will move
southeast across the lake sunday before high pressure 30.40
inches builds southeast across the region early next week.
lez162>164-200215-
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-
340 pm edt thu mar 19 2026
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. a slight chance of showers. waves 1 to 2 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less.
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves
2 feet or less.
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance
of rain sunday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots.
waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. waves
2 feet or less.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 3/19/2026 3:40 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 3/19/2026 10:15 PM America/New_York.
fzus61 kcle 191940
glfle
expires:202603200215;;969000
open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
340 pm edt thu mar 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 warm front will lift north of the lake tonight. a cold front
will move southeast across lake erie on friday, followed by high
pressure 30.00 inches on saturday. a stronger cold front will move
southeast across the lake sunday before high pressure 30.40
inches builds southeast across the region early next week.
lez165>167-200215-
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-
340 pm edt thu mar 19 2026
.tonight...southeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. a chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 5 feet.
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.saturday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming east. waves
1 foot or less.
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves
2 feet or less.
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain showers during the
day, then a chance of rain sunday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 3/19/2026 3:40 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 3/19/2026 10:15 PM America/New_York.
fzus61 kcle 191940
glfle
expires:202603200215;;969001
open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
340 pm edt thu mar 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 warm front will lift north of the lake tonight. a cold front
will move southeast across lake erie on friday, followed by high
pressure 30.00 inches on saturday. a stronger cold front will move
southeast across the lake sunday before high pressure 30.40
inches builds southeast across the region early next week.
lez061-168-169-200215-
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-
340 pm edt thu mar 19 2026
.tonight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
waves 1 foot or less.
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a chance of
rain showers early, then rain showers likely. a chance of rain
showers late. waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet.
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
waves 1 foot or less.
.saturday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
waves 1 foot or less.
.sunday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance
of rain and snow sunday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. waves
2 feet or less.
$$
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