Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
292 FZUS61 KCLE 260152 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 952 PM EDT Sat May 25 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 29.90 inches briefly builds overhead tonight before low pressure 29.50 inches over the Great Plains lifts a warm front north across Lake Erie Sunday night. This low will drag a cold front east across the lake during the day Monday with a reinforcing cold front dropping southeastward on Tuesday. High pressure 30.20 inches builds overhead Wednesday into Thursday. LEZ162>164-260815- 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- 952 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-260815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 952 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-260815- 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- 952 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .OVERNIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-260815- MAFOR 2603/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11800 12100 13210 11220 11229. Waves 1 foot or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11800 11100 11200 13210 12220. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday evening. Waves 1 foot or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11700 11800 13100 12110 11210. Waves 2 feet or less overnight and Sunday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday evening. $$