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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1000 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 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...
Low pressure 29.80 moves east just south of Lake Erie tonight
before departing to the east coast on Saturday. A secondary cold
front moves southeast across Lake Erie Saturday morning followed
by high pressure 30.40 inches across the Great Lakes region
Saturday night through Sunday night. Another low pressure system
29.40 inches tracks over the central US and will lift a warm front
across the lake on Tuesday.

LEZ162-163-230815-
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-
1000 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
A chance of snow showers, then a slight chance of snow showers
late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain
showers Monday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ164>168-230815-
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-
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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1000 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
A chance of snow showers, rain showers with a slight chance of
freezing rain late this evening, then snow showers likely with a
slight chance of freezing rain after midnight. Snow showers
likely late. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. Waves
3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south.
Showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ061-169-230815-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
1000 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers
with a slight chance of freezing rain, then snow showers late.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers early. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Tuesday
night. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers during
the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LEZ161-230815-
MAFOR 2303/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11127 15820 11820. A chance of rain showers late
this evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12127 15820. A chance of rain showers late this
evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11127 11117 11120 11820 12810 12820. Waves 3 to 5
feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Saturday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Saturday
evening.

$$


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