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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
406 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 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 trough averaging 29.80 inches lingers over the Lake Erie region
through Monday before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds
eastward across the lake Monday night through Tuesday morning.
Later Tuesday through Wednesday, another trough averaging 29.80
inches and associated with a cold front should move generally
eastward across Lake Erie. Wednesday night through Thursday should
feature a ridge averaging 30.20 inches building from the Canadian
Prairies.

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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-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
406 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. A slight chance of snow
showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of snow
showers early. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet,
then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of
snow showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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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-
406 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
A slight chance of rain showers early, then a slight chance of
rain and snow showers late this morning. A slight chance of snow
showers this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of snow
showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers
during the day, then a chance of rain showers Tuesday night.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers Thursday night. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 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-
406 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain
showers early, then a slight chance of snow showers. A slight
chance of rain and snow showers late. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of snow
showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A
chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers during the day, then a chance
of snow and rain showers Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers during the day. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 1709/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13610 12620 11630 12620. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13610 12620 11630 12620. Waves 2 to 4 feet
today. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12610 13620 11610 12620. A chance of snow showers
this evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet.

$$


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