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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
347 AM EDT Mon May 6 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 30.10 inches builds eastward across the eastern
Great Lakes region through tonight. This ridge then exits slowly
eastward as a warm front approaches Lake Erie from the Lower and
Middle Ohio Valley on Tuesday and the front then sweeps northeastward
across the lake Tuesday night. Behind the warm front, a weak
ridge averaging 30.00 inches should build from the Middle
Mississippi Valley through Wednesday night. A low of 29.50 inches
should then track generally eastward across the southern Great
Lakes region and toward southern New England on Thursday through
Friday and be followed by a residual trough averaging 29.70 inches
over the Great Lakes.

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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-
347 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Showers
likely Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. 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-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-
347 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Wednesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 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-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-
347 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in
the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0609/
ERIE WEST 1/3 14110 11200 13100. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13100 11110 14100. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 14100 12200 11100. Waves 1 foot or less.

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