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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
947 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 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 move east across the lake tonight through
Wednesday. Low pressure 29.50 inches over the Mississippi Valley
Wednesday night will move towards the lake Thursday and deepen to
29.20 inches just north of the lake by Friday. A surface trough
averaging 29.80 inches will linger over the Great Lakes into
Saturday before high pressure 30.00 inches builds in.

LEZ162>164-092015-
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-
947 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less
than 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening.
A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to
10 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Showers likely during the day,
then a chance of showers Friday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building
to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ165>167-092015-
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-
947 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest.
Showers during the day, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to
8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Showers
during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night. Waves 6 to
10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-092015-
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-
947 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest.
Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Showers.
Waves 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 8 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-092015-
MAFOR 0915/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11410 12510 11500 11600 11700 12600. A chance of
showers this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11410 14510 13600. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11400 13500 11506 13500. A chance of thunderstorms
tonight. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$