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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
942 AM EDT Wed May 1 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 ridge averaging 30.10 inches persists through Thursday. A weak warm
front will lift across the lake Thursday night. A weak cold front
will track eastward across the lake Friday night into early
Saturday before stalling or washing out near the Appalachians.
High pressure of 30.00 inches will start to build in from the
western Great Lakes Sunday.

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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-
942 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less.

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-
942 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
942 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during
the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0115/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 12510 14600 11700. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11400 11410 11510 11500 14600. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13400 14500 11600. Waves 2 feet or less.

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