Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
540 FZUS61 KCLE 241339 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 939 AM EDT Fri May 24 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 north tonight before a cold front moves east on Saturday. Low pressure 29.40 inches over the Plains will move northeast into the region Sunday night, moving a warm front north on Sunday followed by a cold front on Monday. A secondary cold front will move southeast Tuesday. LEZ162>164-242015- 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- 939 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms 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 with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Monday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-242015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 939 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-242015- 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- 939 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...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 a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 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 3 to 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-242015- MAFOR 2415/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13200 11210 11310 12400 11500. A chance of showers overnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12100 12200 12300 12400. A chance of showers Saturday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 12600 11400 12300 11200 12300. A chance of showers Saturday morning. Waves 1 foot or less. $$