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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
753 FZUS61 KCLE 111955 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 355 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 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 trough averaging 29.90 inches persists across the Great Lakes through tomorrow. A weak high pressure 30.10 inches builds overhead by tomorrow evening and lingers through the middle of the week. Low pressure 29.90 inches lifts a warm front east across the lake by Friday. LEZ162-163-120215- 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- 355 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest 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...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164-165-120215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 355 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ166-167-120215- 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- 355 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North 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...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-120215- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Geneva-on-the- Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 355 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-120215- MAFOR 1121/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11620 11610 13710 13600. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less Monday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12620 14710 12600. A chance of waterspouts this evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday. ERIE EAST 1/3 12620 11610 13710 11600 11610. A chance of waterspouts tonight. A chance of showers this evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 3 feet Monday. $$