Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
566 FZUS61 KCLE 052122 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 522 PM 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 is poised to sweep eastward across Lake Erie this evening through tonight. Otherwise, a trough averaging 29.70 inches lingers over the eastern Great Lakes region through this Monday. LEZ162>164-060215- 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- 522 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. 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 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-060215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 522 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers with thunderstorms likely this evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers from late morning on. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-060215- 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- 522 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers with thunderstorms likely this evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-060215- MAFOR 0521/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12519 11510 11600 13610 11620. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11416 11419 11516 11500 12610 12510. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Thursday. ERIE EAST 1/3 11400 11419 11416 11500 13510 11520. Waves 1 to 2 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Thursday. $$