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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
353 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 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 cold front will sweep southeast across Lake Erie tonight into
Wednesday. High pressure 30.10 inches will build east over the
lake Wednesday night and persist through Saturday. The high will
drift into the eastern Great Lakes Sunday.

LEZ162>164-170215-
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-
353 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance
of showers and thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
353 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms from late
evening on. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North 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 northeast. Waves
1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
353 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms from late evening
on. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1621/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12510 11610 11710 14800. A chance of showers this
evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1
to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Wednesday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11520 12510 11610 11700 12800 11700. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet Wednesday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11530 11510 11500 11600 13700 11600. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms overnight. A chance of showers
Wednesday morning. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet,
and occasionally around 9 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet
Wednesday.

$$