Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
459 FZUS61 KCLE 250741 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 341 AM EDT Sat May 25 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 cold front will move east across Lake Erie today. Low pressure 29.40 inches over the Plains will move northeast in the region on Sunday, moving a warm front north Sunday evening followed by a cold front east on Monday. A secondary cold front will move across the lake on Tuesday and a trough averaging 29.90 inches will persist through Wednesday. High pressure 30.20 inches will build east over the region on Thursday. LEZ162>164-251415- 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- 341 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-251415- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 341 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-251415- 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- 341 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms from late morning on. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-251415- MAFOR 2509/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11410 11510 13600 11700 11800 11100. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12410 11500 13600 11800 11100. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11300 11400 14500 11600 11800. A chance of showers and thunderstorms today. Waves 1 foot or less. $$