Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
129 FZUS61 KCLE 221939 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 339 PM EDT Wed May 22 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 cold front will push east across the lake this evening. High pressure 30.00 inches will build over the lake as the cold front settles over the Ohio Valley Thursday, but expect the front to lift back north as a warm front Friday. A cold front will cross the area Saturday with low pressure 29.80 inches lifting a warm front north across the lake Sunday as it tracks northeast across the Mississippi Valley. LEZ162>164-230215- 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- 339 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming south. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-230215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 339 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-230215- 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- 339 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-230215- MAFOR 2221/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 11610 11710 11700 11600 12500 11100. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Thursday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12510 11610 12600 12500 11600. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday. ERIE EAST 1/3 13510 11610 11600 12500 11600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$