Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
685 FZUS61 KCLE 201942 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 342 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 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 low pressure system 29.90 inches tracks across Lake Erie tonight followed by brief ridging averaging 30.00 inches Saturday night into Sunday. Another low pressure system 29.80 inches passes through Sunday night into Monday, and a third low pressure system 29.80 inches arrives late Tuesday into Tuesday night. LEZ162-163-210215- 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- 342 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming south. Showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-210215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 342 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-210215- 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- 342 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through early afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-210215- MAFOR 2021/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12210 11300 11400 11500 13600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12210 11300 13400 11500 11600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight and Saturday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11100 11200 12300 12400 11300 11800. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday. Waves 1 foot or less. $$