Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
951 FZUS61 KCLE 231322 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 922 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 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 and low pressure 29.80 inches will drift east across Lake Erie today. A warm front will lift northeast across the region Tuesday, followed by a cold front that will gradually push east across the lake late Tuesday through Wednesday as low pressure 29.80 inches tracks northeast across Michigan. High pressure 30.00 inches will briefly build over the region Thursday before low pressure 29.60 inches drifts north into the Tennessee Valley Friday. LEZ162-163-232015- 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- 922 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-232015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 922 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than 10 knots. A slight chance of showers through the early overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-232015- 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- 922 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-232015- MAFOR 2315/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11720 11710 12810 12100 11300 11306. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Tuesday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11720 11710 12810 11800 11200 12400. A chance of showers Tuesday morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Tuesday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11510 11700 11800 11100 11200 11300 12400. A chance of showers Tuesday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$