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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
347 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 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 will continue to build over Lake Erie
this evening and persist through Friday evening. A warn front
associated with low pressure 29.50 inches over the western Great
Lakes will move north Saturday morning. High pressure 30.10 inches
builds in for much of the weekend before another low pressure
29.50 inches will track into the Great Lakes region on Monday,
moving a cold front east Monday night into Tuesday.

LEZ162>164-250230-
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 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ165>167-250230-
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 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast.
Showers likely overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-250230-
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 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers
likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-250230-
MAFOR 2421/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13810 13100 11200 11110. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11820 11810 12110 11210 11200 11100 11110. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet
Thursday.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12100 12110 11210 11200 11100 11110. Waves 1 to 3
feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday.

$$