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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
945 PM EDT Sat Sep 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 30.00 inches exits slowly eastward before a warm
front sweeps northeastward across Lake Erie Sunday night. A cold
front then sweeps eastward across the lake on Monday. Behind the
cold front, a trough averaging 29.95 inches lingers over Lake Erie
through Wednesday, when another cold front is expected to sweep
eastward across the lake. Behind the second cold front, a ridge
averaging 30.10 inches builds from the Upper Midwest through
Thursday.

LEZ162-163-220815-
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-
945 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A
slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers
overnight. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
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-
945 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.OVERNIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 2 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-
945 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 2203/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 11300 12400 11300 11200 11210 11310. A chance
of showers Sunday evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 11200 13300 11100 12210. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12400 12300 11200 11800 11100 11300. Waves 1 foot
or less.

$$