Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
751 FZUS61 KCLE 201957 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 357 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 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 ridge averaging 30.20 inches will persist over the Great Lakes through Friday. A frontal boundary will settle in the vicinity of Lake Erie Friday before lifting north as a warm front Saturday as low pressure 29.60 inches advances northeast towards the Upper Great Lakes. The low will push a cold front across Lake Erie Sunday with high pressure 29.90 inches building east across the lake Monday. The high will influence the lake into Tuesday, but a warm front may lift northeast across the region Tuesday afternoon. LEZ162>164-210230- 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- 357 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-210230- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 357 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-210230- 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- 357 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-210230- MAFOR 2021/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 12100 14800 11200. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11200 13100 12800 11700 11600. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11300 11200 13100 11800 11700 11600. Waves 1 foot or less. $$