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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
937 PM EDT Tue May 21 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 ridge averaging 29.85 inches resides over Lake Erie before a cold
front sweeps eastward across the lake late Wednesday afternoon
through Wednesday night. Behind the front, a ridge averaging 29.90
inches builds eastward across Lake Erie through Friday. A warm front
should sweep generally northward across Lake Erie Friday night
before a cold front sweeps eastward across the lake Saturday. Behind
the cold front, a weak and narrow ridge averaging 29.85 inches
should build from the west Saturday night. On Sunday, a warm
front should approach Lake Erie from near the Lower and Middle
Ohio Valley as a low moves northeastward from near the central
Great Plains toward the southwestern Great Lakes and deepens to
29.30 inches.

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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-
937 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms through
early afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
937 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance
of showers and thunderstorms from late morning on. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during
the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
937 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2203/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13410 13510 12610. A chance of showers Wednesday
morning. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
Wednesday and Wednesday evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14410 14510. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet
Wednesday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12400 12410 14510. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Waves 1
to 3 feet.

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