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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 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 30.00 inches persists before a very weak cold
front sweeps eastward across Lake Erie on Wednesday through
Wednesday night. Behind the cold front, another ridge averaging
30.10 inches builds eastward across Lake Erie. A warm front will
lift across the lake Thursday night. Another cold front moves
eastward across the lake Friday night into Saturday before
stalling near the Appalachians. High pressure of 30.00 inches
will start to build in from the western Great Lakes 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-
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Patchy dense fog late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Patchy fog early. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during
the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 0103/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 11600 13400 11510 12610. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11700 11600 11500 12400 12510 11610. Waves 2
feet or less overnight and Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday
evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 11600 19604 11500 19504 11500 12400 12500.
Waves 2 feet or less.

$$