Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
912 FZUS61 KCLE 240810 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 410 AM 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 and will be closely followed by a cold front on Wednesday. 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 may influence the weather over Lake Erie late this week into the weekend. LEZ162>164-241430- 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- 410 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-241430- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 410 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-241430- 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- 410 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. 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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-241430- MAFOR 2409/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12306 11316 11310 11316 11419 11420 11520. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11300 11416 12316 11326 11439 11426 11420. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 12410 11426 11316 11326 12436 11420. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. $$