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Great Lakes Forecast
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237 FZUS61 KCLE 071348 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 948 AM 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 stalls 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>164-072030- 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- 948 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .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 south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-072030- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 948 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-072030- 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- 948 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. 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 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-072030- MAFOR 0715/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 11800 11200 12300 13400. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 11700 11100 14300 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 12700 11500 11400 14300. Waves 1 foot or less. $$