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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
343 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 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 stationary front lingers across Lake Erie through the evening.
Low pressure 29.80 inches will move northeast along this
stationary front into Friday, extending a cold front east across
the lake early Friday. High pressure 30.30 inches will briefly
build on Saturday. Low pressure 29.40 inches tracking east across
the Upper Great Lakes will extend a cold front through the area on
Sunday. A trough averaging 29.80 inches will linger across the
area on Monday.

LEZ162>164-150215-
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-
343 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms late this evening. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of rain
showers early. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of snow showers during the day. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ165>167-150215-
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-
343 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain
showers with a chance of thunderstorms this evening, then a
chance of rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. A slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms
late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow and rain showers Sunday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building
to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-150215-
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-
343 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain showers
with a chance of thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of
rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. A slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms late.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of rain showers early. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain and snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow
showers Sunday night. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 3 to 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1421/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11416 11516 11610 11710 11800 12810 11800. A chance
of thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2
feet or less Friday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11316 11416 11610 11710 11800 12810 11700. A
chance of thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12216 11816 13800 11700 11600. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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