Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
143 FZUS61 KCLE 272012 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 412 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 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 ridge averaging 30.10 inches over the southern Great Lakes tonight moves east Friday and Friday night allowing a warm front to move northward across Lake Erie by Saturday morning. A cold front is then expected to sweep eastward across Lake Erie Saturday evening through Sunday morning. Behind the cold front, another ridge averaging 30.10 inches builds from the north-central United States and western Great Lakes through Monday before moving east Tuesday. LEZ162-163-280215- 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- 412 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>166-280215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 412 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-280215- 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- 412 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-280215- MAFOR 2721/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12100 13210 12310 11200. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11700 11800 11110 11210 11300 11310 11300 11110. Waves 1 to 2 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 11700 11110 11210 11200 11300 11200 11100. Waves 2 feet or less. $$