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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
328 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE ERIE

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE 29.50 INCHES WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS
QUEBEC EARLY TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE 30.20 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TODAY AND BECOME EAST OF
LAKE ERIE LATE TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
LAKE EARLY WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT THAT EVENING. A WEAK
RIDGE AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES WILL BUILD OVER THE LAKE ON THURSDAY
WHILE THE COLD FRONT STALLS OVER OHIO FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

LEZ162>165-131415-
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-
328 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING WEST. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

LEZ061-166>169-131415-
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-
328 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AND
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

LEZ161-131415-
MAFOR 1309/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11710 11700 12600 13400 11500. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS TONIGHT.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11720 12610 12510 11410 12400. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT.

ERIE EAST 1/3 14620 12520 12500. A CHANCE OF SLEET LATE...THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLEET THIS MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FEET TONIGHT.

$$