Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
227 FZUS61 KCLE 060747 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 347 AM EDT Mon May 6 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 ridge averaging 30.10 inches builds eastward across the eastern Great Lakes region through tonight. This ridge then exits slowly eastward as a warm front approaches Lake Erie from the Lower and Middle Ohio Valley on Tuesday and the front then sweeps northeastward across the lake Tuesday night. Behind the warm front, a weak ridge averaging 30.00 inches should build from the Middle Mississippi Valley through Wednesday night. A low of 29.50 inches should then track generally eastward across the southern Great Lakes region and toward southern New England on Thursday through Friday and be followed by a residual trough averaging 29.70 inches over the Great Lakes. LEZ162>164-061430- 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- 347 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-061430- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 347 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-061430- 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- 347 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-061430- MAFOR 0609/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14110 11200 13100. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13100 11110 14100. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 14100 12200 11100. Waves 1 foot or less. $$