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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
928 AM EDT Thu May 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...
High pressure 30.00 inches will briefly build over Lake Erie as a
cold front slows over the Ohio Valley today. The front will lift
north as a warm front Friday and cross the lake Friday night as
low pressure 20.60 inches tracks northeast across the Upper
Midwest. The low will sweep a cold front east across Lake Erie
Saturday with the front lifting north as a warm front as low
pressure 29.40 inches moves northeast from the Central Plains into
the Mississippi Valley Sunday. The low will track across the
central Great Lakes Monday, likely pushing a cold front across the
lake.

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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-
928 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
southeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers and thunderstorms likely Sunday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Monday night.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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-
928 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then
showers likely Monday night. Waves 2 to 4 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-
928 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2315/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 11400 12300 11400 12500 11300. Waves 1 foot
or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 11600 11500 11400 14500. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11610 11510 14500 11500. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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