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FZUS61 KCLE 190207
GLFLE

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1007 PM EDT Sat May 18 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...
High pressure of 30.00 inches will persist across the region
through Sunday before a warm front lifts north across the lake by
Monday. Deepening low pressure of 29.30 inches enters the
northern Great Lakes Tuesday night and will drag a cold front east
across Lake Erie on Wednesday.

LEZ162>164-190815-
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-
1007 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Patchy fog late this evening, then areas of dense fog
late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots. Areas of dense fog early, then patchy fog late in the
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday
night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 1 foot or less.

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-
1007 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Patchy fog late
this evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Areas of dense fog in the
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 3 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-
1007 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog
late this evening, then areas of dense fog after midnight. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Areas of dense fog in
the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog in the
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1903/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 11204 12304 14200. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11200 13204 11100 13200. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11103 11104 11204 11104 11800 11200 11300 11200.
Waves 1 foot or less.

$$