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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
378 FZUS61 KCLE 031936 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 336 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 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 will track across Lake Erie tonight. This front will stall near the Ohio River on Thursday. Another cold front passes west to east late Friday into Friday night. A ridge averaging 30.10 inches will build over the lake Saturday through Sunday. LEZ162>164-040215- 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- 336 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-040215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 336 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-040215- 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- 336 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-040215- MAFOR 0321/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12510 11500 11600 12700 11500 11400. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Thursday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12520 11510 11500 11600 11700 11600 11500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday. ERIE EAST 1/3 13510 11500 14600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$