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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
941 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

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 ridging averaging 30.20 inches builds east across
Lake Erie Wednesday through the end of the week. Low pressure
29.80 inches moves northeast into the Lower Great Lakes region
this weekend and will swing a cold front east across the lake on
Sunday.

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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-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
941 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
A slight chance of rain showers late this evening. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely during the day, then showers Saturday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Rain
showers likely during the day, then a chance of rain showers
Sunday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet.

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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-
941 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers late this evening, then
a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. A chance of snow
showers with a slight chance of rain showers late. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
slight chance of rain and snow showers early, then a slight
chance of rain showers late in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers
Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming west. Rain showers
during the day, then rain showers likely with a chance of snow
showers Sunday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 9 feet.
Waves occasionally around 11 feet.

$$

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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-
941 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow
showers with a slight chance of rain showers late this evening,
then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after midnight.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
slight chance of snow showers in the morning, then a slight
chance of rain and snow showers early in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers overnight.
Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain
showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers
Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming west. Rain showers
during the day, then rain showers likely with a chance of snow
showers Sunday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 7 to 10 feet.
Waves occasionally around 13 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 0604/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12810 13710 13610. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2
to 4 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday and Wednesday
evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12810 14710 12610. A chance of rain showers late
this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday.
Waves 2 to 3 feet Wednesday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 11810 11800 11810 13700 11600. A chance of
snow showers late this evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

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