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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
342 PM EDT Thu May 23 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 warm front will lift across Lake Erie Friday evening. A weak
cold front will cross the lake on Saturday. Low pressure 29.50
inches will track out of the Plains and towards the upper Great
Lakes Sunday night. This will lift a warm front across the lake
Sunday evening, followed by a cold front on Monday.

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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-
342 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 knots.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northeast. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots.
A chance of showers during the day, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Monday night.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during
the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday
night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

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-
342 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday
night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Monday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
3 to 6 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-
342 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday
night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2321/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12300 11400 11500 11400 13200. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 11400 14500 11800 11100. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 15500 12600. Waves 2 feet or less.

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