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Great Lakes Forecast
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065 FZUS61 KCLE 071947 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 347 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 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 through Monday. The ridge then exits eastward and allows a warm front to sweep northeastward over Lake Erie Monday night. 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. Behind the low, the front should sweep southeastward and away from Lake Erie by Friday as a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the west. LEZ162>164-080215- 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- 347 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-080215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 347 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-080215- 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- 347 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-080215- MAFOR 0721/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 13300 12400 11300 11200. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 14300 11300 11200 11100. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 12400 12300 11200 12100. Waves 1 foot or less. $$