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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
348 FZUS61 KCLE 131307 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 907 AM EDT Tue Aug 13 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... High pressure 30.10 inches will persist over the lake through early Thursday before departing east into New England as low pressure 29.60 inches over the Upper Great Lakes lifts a warm front towards Lake Erie. The warm front will cross the lake Friday and a cold front will follow on Saturday. LEZ162>164-132015- 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- 907 AM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-132015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 907 AM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-132015- 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- 907 AM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-132015- MAFOR 1315/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11800 14200 11300 12400. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11800 12100 12800 11100 11300 11700. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11700 14600 12700 11600. Waves 1 foot or less. $$