Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
582 FZUS61 KCLE 040118 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 918 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 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 located near the western basin of Lake Erie will move east tonight before stalling near the Ohio River on Thursday. Another cold front passes west to east late Friday into Friday night. A ridge averaging 30.10 inches will build over the lake Saturday through Sunday. LEZ162>164-040815- 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- 918 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-040815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 918 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-040815- 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- 918 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-040815- MAFOR 0403/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 11600 12700 11500 11400 12300. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 11500 11600 11700 11600 12500 11300. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday and Thursday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11510 11500 14600 12500. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Thursday. Waves 1 foot or less Thursday evening. $$