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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
705 FZUS61 KCLE 031408 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1008 AM 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 cross the lake tonight. This front will stall near the Ohio River on Thursday. Low pressure 29.70 inches will develop just west of the Great Lakes on Friday and will lift the stalled front north as a warm front. The low will pass north of the lake on Saturday and extend a weak cold front across the lake on Saturday afternoon. High pressure 30.00 inches will build by Sunday and persist through Monday. LEZ162>164-032015- 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- 1008 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-032015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 1008 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Showers and thunderstorms likely late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-032015- 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- 1008 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Showers and thunderstorms likely late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers and thunderstorms likely early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-032015- MAFOR 0315/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12510 11500 14600 11600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Thursday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13510 12500 13600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Thursday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11410 11510 11519 11509 12500 12600. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight and Thursday morning. $$