Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
303 FZUS61 KCLE 220157 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 957 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 persists over the region before a reinforcing warm front sweeps northward across Lake Erie on Saturday as low pressure of 29.70 inches moves northeastward through the western Great Lakes. On Sunday, the low is expected to move east-northeastward toward northern New England, deepen to 29.50 inches, and allow the trailing cold front to sweep eastward across Lake Erie. Behind the cold front, high pressure of 29.90 inches builds from the western Great Lakes on Monday. A warm front is forecast to sweep northward across Lake Erie on Tuesday as the ridge exits eastward. A strong cold front should then sweep eastward across the lake on Wednesday. LEZ162>164-220830- 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- 957 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 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. $$ LEZ165-166-220830- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 957 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-220830- 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- 957 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 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. $$ LEZ161-220830- MAFOR 2203/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11200 11300 11400 14500 11510. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 11200 11400 13500 11400 11410. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 14500 11600 12500 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. $$