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Great Lakes Forecast
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Issued by NWS
199 FZUS61 KCLE 080822 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 422 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 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 30.10 inches persists over the eastern Great Lakes region today. The ridge then exits eastward and allows a warm front to lift northeast across Lake Erie tonight. A cold front sweeps southeastward across Lake Erie Tuesday night and then wavers near the lake on Wednesday through Thursday. Simultaneously, Tropical Cyclone Beryl`s remnant low with minimum central pressure near 29.70 inches should track along the front from the Lower Ohio Valley toward southwestern Quebec Wednesday into Thursday. Behind the low, a cold front should sweep southeastward across the lake Thursday as a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the west by Friday. LEZ162>164-081415- 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- 422 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-081415- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 422 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-081415- 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- 422 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TODAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-081415- MAFOR 0809/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13400 11100 11200 12300 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11400 11300 11200 11100 12200 11300 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 12400 11800 11100 11200 12300 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. $$