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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
959 AM EDT Tue Mar 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 will persist through Wednesday
night. Low pressure 29.90 inches will move northeast along a
stalled warm front near Lake Erie late Thursday into Friday,
extending a cold front south across the lake on Friday. High
pressure 29.90 inches will briefly return Saturday, followed by
low pressure 29.60 inches and a cold front on Sunday.

LEZ162>164-122015-
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-
959 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less
than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ165-166-122015-
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-
959 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-167>169-122015-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
959 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of rain showers during the day, then rain showers with a chance
of thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of rain showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-122015-
MAFOR 1215/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14510 11520 13510. Waves 1 to 3 feet this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14510 12520 12510. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Wednesday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12510 11500 14510 11510. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$


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