Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
293 FZUS61 KCLE 051947 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 347 PM EDT Sun May 5 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 30.10 inches will move east across the Great Lakes Region tonight through Monday. A warm front with pressure of 29.50 inches lifts northeast across Lake Erie on Tuesday. A stronger area of low pressure tracks out of the Plains towards the eastern Great Lakes by Thursday. LEZ162>164-060230- 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 Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-060230- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 347 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-060230- 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 Sun May 5 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Patchy fog after midnight. Areas of fog late. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Areas of fog early. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-060230- MAFOR 0521/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11810 11110 12100 14110. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 11810 12800 14110. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 12600 11700 12803 12800 11100. Waves 1 foot or less. $$