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Great Lakes Forecast
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469 FZUS61 KCLE 161406 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1006 AM 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 moves southeast across Lake Erie tonight into Wednesday. High pressure 30.10 inches will build east over the lake on Wednesday and persist through Saturday. LEZ162>164-162015- 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- 1006 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .REST OF TODAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. 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 becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-162015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 1006 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .REST OF TODAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-162015- 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- 1006 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. 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 becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-162015- MAFOR 1615/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11630 11520 11500 13610 12700. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Wednesday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11640 11520 12510 12610 11700 11800. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet Wednesday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11540 11630 11520 11510 11500 11610 11600 11700. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet Wednesday morning. $$