Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
711 FZUS61 KCLE 050130 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 930 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 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 back north of Lake Erie tonight, followed by a cold front Friday evening. High pressure 30.00 inches builds over the lake this weekend, exiting Monday, and followed by a cold front Tuesday. LEZ162>164-050815- 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- 930 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers late this evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-050815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 930 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers late this evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers early. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-050815- 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- 930 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A slight chance of showers early. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-050815- MAFOR 0503/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13200 12400 12500 11510. A chance of showers late this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14200 11400 12500 11510. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon and Friday evening. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11300 13200 12100 11400 11510. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday evening. Waves 1 foot or less. $$