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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
954 FZUS61 KCLE 121955 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 355 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 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 will persist across the Great Lakes tonight through Saturday. A weak trough averaging 29.90 inches will persist near the lake Sunday through Tuesday. A cold front moves southeast across the lake Tuesday night into Wednesday. LEZ162>164-130215- 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- 355 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-130215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 355 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-130215- 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- 355 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-130215- MAFOR 1221/ ERIE WEST 1/3 15200 11200 11100. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 12200 14100 11800. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 12300 11800 14700. Waves 1 foot or less. $$