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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
293 FZUS61 KCLE 180133 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 933 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 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 trough will move south across Lake Erie tonight. High pressure of 30.30 inches will then build across the region through the weekend as it weakens to 30.10 inches by Monday. LEZ162-163-180830- 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- 933 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>166-180830- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 933 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-180830- 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- 933 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-180830- MAFOR 1803/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14810 12800 12810. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14810 11800 11710 12810. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 12810 14700 11700. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$