Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
926 FZUS61 KCLE 261328 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 928 AM EDT Sun May 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 over the Plains will move northeast toward the region today, lifting a warm front north of Lake Erie this afternoon into the evening. An associated cold front will move east on Monday. A reinforcing cold front will move southeast across the lake on Tuesday into Wednesday before high pressure 30.20 inches builds into the area late Wednesday and persists into the weekend. LEZ162>164-262015- 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- 928 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-262015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 928 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-262015- 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- 928 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-262015- MAFOR 2615/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11210 11220 11229 12310 11410 11426 11420. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Monday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11210 12220 11226 11310 11410 12426. A chance of thunderstorms tonight and Monday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight and Monday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 13110 11216 12316 12416. A chance of thunderstorms overnight and Monday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$