Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
697 FZUS61 KCLE 191336 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 936 AM EDT Sun May 19 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 30.00 inches will remain across the area today. A warm front will lift north across the lake by Monday. Low pressure 29.30 inches over the Midwest on Tuesday will move northeast into the northern Great Lakes Tuesday night and will extend a cold front across Lake Erie on Wednesday. High pressure 30.00 inches will enter the region behind the cold front on Thursday. LEZ162>164-192015- 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- 936 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-192015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 936 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds. Patchy fog late this morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers and thunderstorms likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-192015- 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- 936 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds. Patchy fog late this morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers and thunderstorms likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-192015- MAFOR 1915/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11300 11200 11300 14200 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 15200 11200 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 11100 12300 12200 12300. Waves 1 foot or less. $$