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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
924 AM EDT Wed Apr 10 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...
After brief ridging averaging 30.00 inches, a warm front will
push towards the southern shore of Lake Erie later today into
tonight. Low pressure 29.50 inches over the Mississippi Valley
tonight will move into the western basin of the lake Thursday and
will deepen to 29.20 inches just north of the lake by Friday. A
surface trough averaging 29.80 inches will linger over the Great
Lakes into Friday night before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches
builds in Saturday. Low pressure 29.80 inches will slide across
the central Great Lakes Saturday night into Sunday.

LEZ162>164-102015-
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-
924 AM EDT Wed Apr 10 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
A slight chance of showers early, then a chance of showers late
in the evening. Showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. Showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Showers during the day. Waves
5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ165>167-102015-
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-
924 AM EDT Wed Apr 10 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers
early, then a chance of showers late in the evening. Showers
after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. Showers
in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest
to 30 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Showers
during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night. Waves 7 to
11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-102015-
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-
924 AM EDT Wed Apr 10 2024

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
A slight chance of showers late this morning. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to
15 knots. A slight chance of showers late in the evening. Showers
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. Showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming
southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Showers
during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night. Waves 7 to
11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to
2 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-102015-
MAFOR 1015/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11100 13200 13216 11226. Waves 1 foot or less this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Thursday
morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11700 11100 12200 13216 11226. Waves 1 foot or
less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
Thursday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12600 11400 12200 13216. Waves 2 feet or less.

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