Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
869 FZUS61 KCLE 060108 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 908 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 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... High pressure of 30.20 inches centered over southern Ontario will move to the east tonight as a warm front lifts north across the area. A strong cold front with low pressure 29.80 inches will sweep east across the area Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. A trough averaging 29.90 inches lingers across Lake Erie through Tuesday night before high pressure 30.20 inches builds in on Wednesday and Thursday. LEZ162-163-060815- 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- 908 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ164>167-060815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 908 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-060815- 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- 908 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 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. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-060815- MAFOR 0603/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11320 11420 11430 12530 11620 11630 11740. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Sunday. Waves 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Sunday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11320 11420 12430 11530 11620 11630 11740. A chance of showers Sunday afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Sunday. Waves 5 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet Sunday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11310 12420 12430 11526 11636 11630. A chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Sunday. Waves 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Sunday evening. $$