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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
354 PM EDT Sat May 18 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...
High pressure 30.00 inches persists across the region through
Sunday before a warm front lifts across the lake by Monday.
Deepening low pressure 29.30 inches enters the northern Great
Lakes Tuesday night and will drag a cold front east across Lake
Erie on Wednesday.

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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-
354 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Patchy
fog through the early overnight, then areas of dense fog late.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots. Areas of dense fog early, then patchy fog late in the
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday
night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
354 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Patchy
fog early, then areas of dense fog from late evening on. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Areas of dense fog in the
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
354 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog early,
then areas of dense fog late this evening. Widespread dense fog
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Areas of dense fog in
the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog in the
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1821/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13200 11204 12304 12200. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 11200 19204 14204 11100 11200. Waves 1
foot or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11100 13104 11204 11104 11800 11200. Waves 1 foot
or less.

$$