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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
410 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 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 warm front lifts north toward the lake today and tonight, then
across the lake Wednesday. Occluded low pressure 29.60 inches
will reach the western Great Lakes Wednesday evening, lifting
north across the region into Ontario Thursday. A secondary cold
front will move east across the region on Friday. A high pressure
ridge averaging 30.20 inches begins building into the southern
Great Lakes on Saturday.

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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-
410 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely Thursday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
410 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 to
3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
410 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of showers
late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest around
10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 1609/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11100 11210 12110 11220 13230. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12100 11110 11120 12220 12230. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11200 13100 11210 13220. Waves 2 feet or less
today. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet tonight.

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