Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
222 FZUS61 KCLE 270221 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1021 PM 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 will become occluded as it continues northeast across the Great Lakes into Canada, extending an associated cold front across the lake 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>164-270815- 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- 1021 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. Thunderstorms likely with a chance of showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-270815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 1021 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers and thunderstorms likely late this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-270815- 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- 1021 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers and 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 20 knots becoming west. 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 west. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-270815- MAFOR 2703/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11310 11410 11419 13520 12630. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Monday. Waves 3 to 6 feet Monday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11320 11410 12429 12520 12630. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Monday. Waves 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Monday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11319 11310 13419 11510 12520. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Monday. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Monday evening. $$