Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
036 FZUS61 KCLE 241943 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 343 PM EDT Tue Sep 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 drift northeast across the lake tonight into Wednesday, followed by a cold front Thursday morning. High pressure 30.10 inches will build over the region Thursday before low pressure 29.60 inches meanders north from the southeastern United States into the Ohio Valley Friday and Saturday. This low will influence the weather over Lake Erie late this week into the weekend. LEZ162>164-250215- 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- 343 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers late this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-250215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 343 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers late this evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-250215- 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- 343 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-250215- MAFOR 2421/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11310 12410 14510 11500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11320 11430 13420 11520 12510. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday. ERIE EAST 1/3 11330 14430 12420 11510. A chance of thunderstorms early this evening, then a chance of showers this evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. A chance of showers Wednesday afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday. $$