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Great Lakes Forecast
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462 FZUS61 KCLE 121334 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 934 AM EDT Mon Aug 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... High pressure 30.10 inches will persist through Thursday before departing into New England by Thursday night. Low pressure 29.90 inches lifts a warm front east across the lake by Friday followed by a cold front on Saturday. LEZ162>164-122015- 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- 934 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-122015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 934 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-122015- 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- 934 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A slight chance of showers early. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-122015- MAFOR 1215/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12700 13300 11400 11500 11600. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11700 11600 11610 14600 11600. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 12610 11710 11700 12800 11700. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Tuesday morning. $$