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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
355 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 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 passes west to east across Lake Erie this evening
and early tonight. A ridge averaging 30.00 inches resides briefly
over the lake Thursday. Low pressure 29.80 inches moves over the
lake early Thursday night, with a cold front tracking through late
Thursday night into early Friday. A ridge averaging 30.20 inches
builds in Friday night, followed by another cold front Saturday.


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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-
355 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers overnight. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers in the morning.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet
or less.

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-
355 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. 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-
355 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1721/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11526 15610 11500. A chance of thunderstorms this
evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less Thursday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11426 11520 11510 13610 12510. A chance of
thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3
feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11310 11426 15510. A chance of thunderstorms this
evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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