Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
379 FZUS61 KCLE 251943 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 343 PM EDT Wed Sep 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 slowly move east across Lake Erie today as low pressure 29.80 inches lifts northeast across Lake Huron and into southern Ontario. The front will exit to the east Thursday morning, allowing high pressure 30.10 inches to build over the region. The high will exit to the north Friday as the remnants of Helene move into the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. This system will extend a trough averaging 30.00 inches over the lower Great Lakes over the weekend. LEZ162-163-260215- 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- 343 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ164>167-260215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 343 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-260215- 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 Wed Sep 25 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A slight chance of showers early. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-260215- MAFOR 2521/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13600 11700 12800 11100 11110. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 11500 11600 11700 12800 11100 11110. A chance of showers early this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday. ERIE EAST 1/3 13500 11600 11700 13800. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday. $$