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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
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577 FZUS61 KCLE 270820 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 420 AM EDT Mon May 27 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 will lift northeast across Michigan and Lake Huron today, pushing a cold front east across the lake this morning and afternoon. A trough averaging 29.80 inches, will push across the lake tonight through Tuesday before a reinforcing cold front pushes south across the region Tuesday night into early Wednesday. High pressure 30.20 inches will build over the Great Lakes for Thursday and Friday. LEZ162-163-271430- 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- 420 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and increasing to 30 knots this afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164-271430- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 420 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and increasing to 30 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165-271430- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 420 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ166-167-271430- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 420 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and increasing to 30 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-271430- 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- 420 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-271430- MAFOR 2709/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11426 12520 11630 12640 12630. A chance of thunderstorms this morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet today. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12426 11520 11530 12640 12630. A chance of thunderstorms this morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet today. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 11420 11416 12520 11530 11540 11530 11630. A chance of thunderstorms today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, then building to 3 to 6 feet today. Waves 6 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet tonight. $$