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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
938 PM EDT Wed Mar 27 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 30.20 inches continues to build over the area
this evening and will persist through Friday. Low pressure 29.60
inches will move east across the southern Great Lakes region on
Saturday and Saturday night. On Sunday, a brief ridge of high
pressure averaging 29.90 inches will push south across the area.
Another low pressure 29.60 inches will lift a warm front north
across Lake Erie on Monday.

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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-
938 PM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Rain showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Rain showers
likely Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 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-
938 PM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. A chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain
showers during the day, then a chance of rain showers Saturday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance
of rain showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 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-
938 PM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Rain showers
likely during the day, then a chance of rain showers Saturday
night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of rain showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain
showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2803/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 11600 12500 11510 13610. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13600 11500 13510 11610. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11510 12610 11600 11500 11610 12510. Waves 1 to 3
feet.

$$


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