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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
962 FZUS61 KCLE 041351 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 951 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 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 front will stall over the Ohio River Valley today. Low pressure 29.60 inches will enter the Great Lakes region on Friday and extend a cold front across Lake Erie Friday night. The low will remain influential over the lake on Saturday. High pressure 30.00 inches will build from the southwest on Saturday night and remain in control over the lake through Monday. LEZ162>164-042015- 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- 951 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. A chance of showers early, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-042015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 951 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds less than 10 knots. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-042015- 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- 951 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-042015- MAFOR 0415/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 15300 11300. A chance of showers tonight. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12600 11500 12300 13200. A chance of showers tonight. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 12600 11500 12400 11300 12200. Waves 1 foot or less. $$