Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
146 FZUS61 KCLE 030115 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 915 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 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 warm front will lift north across the lake tonight. A cold front will move east across the lake on Wednesday night before stalling over the Ohio River Valley on Thursday. Low pressure 29.70 inches will develop just west of the Great Lakes on Friday and will lift the stalled front north as a warm front. The low will pass north of the lake on Saturday and extend a weak cold front across the lake by midday. High pressure 30.00 inches will build in by Sunday. LEZ162>164-030815- 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- 915 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-030815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 915 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-030815- 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- 915 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-030815- MAFOR 0303/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11410 12420 11520 13510 11600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday. Waves 2 feet or less Wednesday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11310 13420 12510 11516 11510. A chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11310 13420 11410 12510 11519. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday evening. $$