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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
350 AM EDT Wed May 8 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 over eastern Lake Erie continues to sweep northeastward
across the lake through the predawn hours of this morning before
a cold front sweeps eastward across the lake this afternoon
through evening. Behind the cold front, a ridge averaging 30.00
inches builds from northern Ontario and vicinity through Wednesday
night as a separate frontal low of 29.50 inches moves from near
central Illinois toward central Indiana. This frontal low should
wobble east-northeastward from central Indiana toward the Gulf of
Maine on Thursday through Friday and allow a trough averaging
29.70 inches to become established over and near Lake Erie. A
ridge averaging 30.00 inches should build eastward across Lake
Erie Friday night before another trough averaging 29.70 inches
arrives from the western Great Lakes on Saturday. Behind the
trough, a ridge averaging 30.00 inches should build eastward by
Sunday.

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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-
350 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. A chance of showers late. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 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-
350 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A slight
chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day. 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-
350 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely
in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Saturday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0809/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12510 11610 12600 11700 12110. Waves 1 to 3 feet
today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13510 12610 11700 11100 11110. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12510 12520 11620 11700 11800 11100. Waves 1 to 3
feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet tonight.

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