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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1042 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE ERIE

.SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL
CROSS LAKE ERIE ON THURSDAY. 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.

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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-
1042 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.OVERNIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 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
10 KNOTS OR LESS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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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-
1042 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.OVERNIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 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 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. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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MAFOR 2303/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13510 11600 11716 12826 11820. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET THURSDAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET THURSDAY EVENING.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11519 11520 12510 11616 11726 11826 11820. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4
FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET THURSDAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
THURSDAY EVENING.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12519 12510 11516 11616 11716 11826. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET THURSDAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET THURSDAY EVENING.

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