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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
345 PM 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...
High pressure over the Great Lakes departs to the east tonight. A
warm front approaches Lake Erie from the Lower and Middle Ohio
Valley on Tuesday and 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 will 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.

LEZ162>164-070215-
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-
345 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ165>167-070215-
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-
345 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east
10 knots or less. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
Showers. 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.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-070215-
MAFOR 0621/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11210 11200 12100 14210. A chance of showers
Tuesday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3
feet Tuesday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 11200 11100 11110 14210. Waves 2 feet or
less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Tuesday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11100 12200 11100 11110 13100. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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