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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
343 PM 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, followed by a cold front Thursday morning. 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
will influence the weather over Lake Erie late this week into the
weekend.

LEZ162>164-250215-
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-
343 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then
a chance of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers late
this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 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.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ165>167-250215-
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 Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of
thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers late this evening.
A slight 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 west 10 to
15 knots. A slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-250215-
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 Tue Sep 24 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
early in the afternoon, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
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.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-250215-
MAFOR 2421/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11310 12410 14510 11500. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4
feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
Wednesday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11320 11430 13420 11520 12510. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1
to 3 feet Wednesday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11330 14430 12420 11510. A chance of thunderstorms
early this evening, then a chance of showers this evening. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. A chance of
showers Wednesday afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5
feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
Wednesday.

$$