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Great Lakes Forecast
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975 FZUS61 KCLE 170155 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 955 PM EDT Fri Aug 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... Low pressure 29.70 inches passing just to the north of Lake Erie brings a cold front across tonight, followed by a trough averaging 29.80 inches for the remainder of the weekend through Sunday night. A ridge averaging 30.10 inches builds in Monday through Wednesday. LEZ162>164-170815- 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- 955 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon, then showers and thunderstorms likely late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Showers 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. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-170815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 955 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-170815- 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- 955 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-170815- MAFOR 1703/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11410 14510 11516 12610. A chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11410 14510 11516 11510 11519. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Saturday. Waves 2 to 3 feet Saturday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 14410 12510 11516 11419. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$