Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
156 FZUS61 KCLE 231940 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 340 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 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 cold front and low pressure 29.80 inches are located east of Lake Erie this afternoon. A warm front will lift northeast across the region Tuesday, followed by a cold front that will gradually push east across the lake late Tuesday through Wednesday as low pressure 29.80 inches tracks northeast across Michigan. High pressure 30.00 inches will briefly build over the region Thursday before low pressure 29.60 inches drifts north into the Tennessee Valley Friday. LEZ162-163-240215- 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- 340 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms through early afternoon, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-240215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 340 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A slight chance of showers early. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers early, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-240215- 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- 340 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers early, then a chance of showers late in the morning. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-240215- MAFOR 2321/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12810 12100 11300 11406 12306. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Tuesday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 11810 11800 11200 11400 11410 11416 11316. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Tuesday. ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 11500 11300 11400 12410 11420 11316. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Tuesday. $$