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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1002 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 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...
Low pressure 29.40 inches will move over the western Great Lakes
today, moving a cold front east this evening into Wednesday
morning. High pressure 30.10 inches will build over the lake for
Thursday and Friday. A weak low pressure 29.90 inches will move
east across northern Ohio on Saturday.

LEZ162>164-262030-
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-
1002 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early, then showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the evening. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of
rain showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
rain showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ165>167-262030-
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-
1002 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds to 30 knots. Showers. Waves 4 to
7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-262030-
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-
1002 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers. Waves 3 to
6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers early, then a chance of showers from late evening on.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-262030-
MAFOR 2615/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13430 11426 11520 13510. Waves 3 to 6 feet building
to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally
around 9 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13336 12420 13510. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding
to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet this afternoon.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3
feet Wednesday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11436 12426 13420 12510. Waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1
to 3 feet Wednesday morning.

$$


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