Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
408 FZUS61 KCLE 190140 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 940 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 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 ridge averaging 30.30 inches affects Lake Erie through Monday. On Tuesday, the ridge should begin to exit eastward as a warm front approaches Lake Erie from the Ohio Valley and vicinity. LEZ162-163-190830- 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- 940 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>166-190830- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 940 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 to 4 feet decreasing to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-190830- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 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- 940 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-190830- MAFOR 1903/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11110 11100 11200 12100 13200. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Friday and Friday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11810 13100 13800 11200. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Friday and Friday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11810 12100 11800 12700 12600. Waves 2 feet or less. $$