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FZUS61 KCLE 230716
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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
316 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE ERIE

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS LAKE ERIE TODAY. HIGH
PRESSURE 30.40 INCHES FROM CENTRAL CANADA WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES FRIDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
SATURDAY. A TROUGH AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES FROM THE EAST COAST WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE LAKE SUNDAY AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE AND ALLOW HIGH PRESSURE
30.40 INCHES TO MOVE EAST OF THE LAKE ON MONDAY.

LEZ162>165-231430-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
316 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25
KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. SHOWERS
LIKELY THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

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LEZ061-166>169-231430-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
316 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 15
TO 25 KNOTS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE MORNING ON. OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH TO
30 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS FROM LATE EVENING ON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 KNOTS OR
LESS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

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MAFOR 2309/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 11610 11716 11726 11736 13830. SCATTERED
SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET TODAY.  WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 12610 11726 11736 11730 11830 11840.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 12600 11616 12726 11820 11830. SCATTERED
SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT.

$$