Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
900 FZUS61 KCLE 241317 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 917 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 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 warm front will drift northeast across the lake tonight into Wednesday and will be closely followed by a cold front on Wednesday. High pressure 30.10 inches will build over the region Thursday before low pressure 29.60 inches meanders north from the southeastern United States into the Ohio Valley Friday and Saturday. This low may influence the weather over Lake Erie late this week into the weekend. LEZ162>164-242015- 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- 917 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely early, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-242015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 917 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then showers and thunderstorms likely late in the evening. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-242015- 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- 917 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-242015- MAFOR 2415/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11316 12310 11419 11420 12520 11510. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12316 11320 11439 11426 12420 11520. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Wednesday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11426 11316 11326 12436 13420. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Wednesday morning. $$