Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
960 FZUS61 KCLE 211959 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 359 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 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 ridge averaging 30.20 inches will persist over the region tonight. A warm front will lift back north across Lake Erie on Saturday as low pressure 29.70 inches moves northeast through the western Great Lakes. An associated cold front will move east on Sunday before high pressure 29.90 inches returns on Monday into Tuesday with another warm front potentially moving north across Lake Erie on Tuesday. A stronger cold front will cross Lake Erie on Wednesday. LEZ162>164-220215- 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- 359 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165-166-220215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 359 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-220215- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 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- 359 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-220215- MAFOR 2121/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13300 12400 13500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 11300 13400 13500. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 16500. Waves 1 foot or less. $$