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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
348 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2020

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 of 30.20 inches builds east across the Great Lakes
today and tomorrow. A warm front approaches Lake Erie from the
south on Monday night and settling over Lake Erie by late Tuesday.
Low pressure of 29.50 inches will move east along this front and across
Lake Erie late Tuesday night. Another low pressure of 29.50
inches on Wednesday will deepen 29.30 inches as it moves east
across Ontario. A cold front extending from this low will move
east across Lake Erie late Wednesday night.

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Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH-
348 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2020

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY-
Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
348 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2020

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming north.
Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A
chance of rain showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 0521/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11100 11800 13100 12200 11100. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 11710 12800 11100 12200 11800. Waves 2
feet or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11600 11800 11100 11200 11100 12700. Waves 2
feet or less.

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