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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
947 PM EDT Sat Mar 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...
High pressure 30.40 inches builds across the Great Lakes region
tonight through Sunday night. Low pressure 29.40 inches tracks
over the central US Monday and into the Upper Midwest Tuesday,
lifting a warm front across the lake on Tuesday. A cold front will
cross the lake Tuesday night followed by high pressure 30.20
inches building in Wednesday and Thursday.

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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-
947 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

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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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
947 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet.
Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south.
Showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
947 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers Tuesday night.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2403/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13110 13210 12220. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1
to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
Sunday. Waves 3 to 6 feet Sunday evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11820 13110 12210 12220. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday.
Waves 3 to 6 feet Sunday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11820 12810 11110 11100 11110 11120 11220. Waves 3
to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
Sunday. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Sunday evening.

$$


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