Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
541 FZUS61 KCLE 130143 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 943 PM EDT Sun May 12 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 30.00 inches exits to the east tonight. A stationary front running lengthwise along the Lake Erie axis will settle in for Monday night into Tuesday. A trough averaging 29.80 inches passes west to east later Tuesday followed by a ridge averaging 30.00 inches Wednesday night into Thursday. LEZ162>164-130815- 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- 943 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ165>168-130815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 943 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers early. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-169-130815- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 943 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 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 morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves around 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-130815- MAFOR 1303/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11410 11420 11520 12510 12500 11410. A chance of showers Monday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Monday. Waves 2 feet or less Monday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11410 12420 14510 11410. A chance of showers overnight and Monday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Monday. Waves 1 to 2 feet Monday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11400 12410 11420 13510 11400. A chance of showers overnight and Monday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$