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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
410 AM EDT Mon May 20 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 warm front will lift north across the lake today. Low pressure
29.70 inches will pass north of the lake tonight. Low pressure
29.30 inches will develop over the Midwest on Tuesday and advance
northeast toward Lake Superior on Wednesday morning. This low will
extend a cold front toward the lake, which will cross the lake
Wednesday night. High pressure 30.00 inches will build behind the
front for Thursday and Friday.

LEZ162>164-201415-
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-
410 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early overnight.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves around
1 foot.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely during the day, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance
of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
410 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers and thunderstorms likely Wednesday night. Waves 2 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-201415-
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-
410 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.TODAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Patchy dense fog this
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
and thunderstorms likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 2009/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 12300 11200 12300 12400. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11200 12300 11200 13300 11400. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12200 19204 12100 11200 11300 12400. Waves 1 foot
or less.

$$