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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
353 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 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 29.90 inches stretches across the lake and a
warm front will lift north on the back side of the ridge tonight.
Low pressure 29.60 inches will pass north of the lake on Sunday
and extend a cold front across the lake. This front will stay
south of the lake as high pressure 30.10 inches enters over the
lake. The front will lift north as a warm front on Tuesday. Low
pressure 29.20 inches over the Midwest on Tuesday night will move
northeast into the Great Lakes region for Wednesday.

LEZ162-163-140230-
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-
353 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast less
than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers during the day, then showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
353 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 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-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 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-
353 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...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 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 1321/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11610 11600 11500 11410 11420 12520 11620. Waves 1
to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11610 11510 11500 11510 11420 13520. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3
to 5 feet Sunday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11620 11510 12500 11410 11420 11520 11620. A chance
of showers overnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
Sunday afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday.

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