Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
881 FZUS61 KCLE 230200 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1000 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 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... Low pressure of 29.70 inches moves northeastward from the western Great Lakes to northern New England through Sunday. This will allow the trailing cold front to sweep eastward across Lake Erie on Sunday. Behind the front, high pressure of 29.90 inches builds eastward through Monday night. On Tuesday through Wednesday, a low of 29.30 inches moves east-northeastward from northern Ontario toward Labrador, which will allow a warm front to sweep northward across Lake Erie on Tuesday and a cold front to sweep eastward across the lake on Wednesday. Behind the cold front, high pressure of 30.00 inches builds from the Upper Midwest through Thursday. LEZ162>164-230815- 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- 1000 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165-166-230815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 1000 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-230815- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 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- 1000 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through early afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-230815- MAFOR 2303/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 11520 11526 12530 11620 12720. A chance of thunderstorms overnight and Sunday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet Sunday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11510 14520 12620 11720. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday morning, then a chance of showers Sunday afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Sunday and Sunday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11410 13520 12530 11630 11620. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Sunday. Waves 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Sunday evening. $$