Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
323 FZUS61 KCLE 061350 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 950 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 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 re-enforcing cold front will sweep eastward cross Lake Erie late this afternoon through this evening. Otherwise, a trough averaging 29.70 inches lingers over the Lake Erie region through Monday before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the western Great Lakes on Tuesday. LEZ162>164-062015- 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- 950 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers late this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ165>167-062015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 950 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-062015- 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- 950 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A chance of showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-062015- MAFOR 0615/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12610 14620 12630. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Friday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12510 14620 12630. A chance of showers Friday morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Friday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11510 11520 12510 12610 12620. A chance of showers overnight and Friday morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Friday morning. $$