Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
016 FZUS61 KCLE 171330 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 930 AM EDT Fri May 17 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 trough averaging 29.80 inches will move across the lake today. High pressure 30.00 inches will build back across the lake for the weekend. A warm front will lift north across the lake on Monday. Low pressure 29.30 inches will target the northwest Great Lakes for Tuesday night into Wednesday. LEZ162>164-172015- 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- 930 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Patchy fog late this morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-172015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 930 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Patchy dense fog late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Patchy dense fog through the early overnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-172015- 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- 930 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Patchy dense fog through the early overnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming north. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-172015- MAFOR 1715/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 11300 12200 19204 12200 12100 19104. A chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11306 11300 11200 19204 12200 11100 11100 19104 11100. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11406 11206 11200 19204 11200 11200 19204 11200 12100 19104. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. $$