Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
362 FZUS61 KCLE 140741 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 341 AM EDT Tue May 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 cold front will sink across Lake Erie today. Low pressure 29.80 inches moves across the Ohio Valley Wednesday morning. A ridge averaging 30.00 inches reaches southward across the lake Wednesday night. A warm front lifts across the lake by Friday morning. Low pressure 29.70 inches moves across the central Great Lakes on Friday, dragging a cold front across the lake through early Saturday morning. LEZ162-163-141415- 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- 341 AM EDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early overnight, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-141415- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 341 AM EDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers and thunderstorms likely Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-141415- 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- 341 AM EDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers and thunderstorms likely Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-141415- MAFOR 1409/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 12400 11200 11100 13110. A chance of showers this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12500 11600 11700 13100 11110. A chance of showers this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 13500 11600 11400 11200 11100 11110. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$