Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
460 FZUS61 KCLE 260154 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 954 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 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 will slowly move east across Lake Erie tonight as low pressure 29.80 inches lifts northeast into Quebec. The front will exit to the east Thursday morning, allowing high pressure 30.10 inches to build over the region. The high will exit to the north Friday as the remnants of Helene move into the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. This system will extend a trough averaging 30.00 inches over the lower Great Lakes over the weekend. LEZ162-163-260815- 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- 954 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ164>167-260815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 954 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-260815- 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- 954 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers late this evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ161-260815- MAFOR 2603/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 11700 12800 11100 13110. Waves 2 feet or less overnight and Thursday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 11700 12800 11100 13110. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11600 11700 13800 12100. A chance of showers late this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$