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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1020 PM EDT Sun May 19 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 30.00 inches builds east tonight before a warm
front lifts north across the lake Monday. Low pressure 29.50
inches over the Great Plains lifts northward to the Upper Midwest
while deepening to 29.00 inches on Wednesday. The low will drag a
cold front east across Lake Erie Wednesday night into Thursday.
High pressure 30.00 inches builds overhead behind the cold front
to end the week.

LEZ162>164-200815-
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-
1020 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers late this evening,
then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday
night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ165>167-200815-
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-
1020 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. A slight chance
of showers after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-200815-
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-
1020 PM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Patchy dense fog early.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-200815-
MAFOR 2003/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13200 12300 11200 11300 11310. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13200 12300 11200 12300. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12200 11200 19204 11200 11100 11200 11300 11400.
Waves 1 foot or less.

$$