Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
827 FZUS61 KCLE 050800 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 400 AM EDT Wed Jun 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... A cold front moves east across Lake Erie this evening and tonight. A trough averaging 29.70 inches lingers over the eastern Great Lakes Thursday through Sunday behind the front. LEZ162>164-051415- 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- 400 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers early. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon, then showers and thunderstorms likely late. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-051415- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 400 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-051415- 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- 400 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Friday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-051415- MAFOR 0509/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 11410 11400 11410 11519 11529 12610. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12410 11400 11300 11416 11529 11510 11610. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 13400 12300 11419 11516 11510. Waves 2 feet or less. $$