Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
357 FZUS61 KCLE 280750 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 350 AM EDT Tue May 28 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 trough averaging 29.80 inches will continue to push across the lake today, followed by a cold front that will sweep south across Lake Erie early Wednesday. A trough averaging 29.90 inches will linger over the eastern Great Lakes into Wednesday afternoon before high pressure 30.20 inches begins to build over the eastern Great Lakes Wednesday night. The high will influence Lake Erie through Saturday. LEZ162-163-281430- 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- 350 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers early, then a chance of showers late this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164-165-281430- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 350 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ166-167-281430- 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- 350 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers this morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds around 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-281430- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Geneva-on-the- Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 350 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024 .TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers this morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-281430- MAFOR 2809/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12620 11720 12610 11716 12816. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13620 11626 11610 12710 11810. A chance of thunderstorms tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 12620 12626 11620 12610 11710. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. $$