Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
127 FZUS61 KCLE 051340 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 940 AM 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 trough of 29.90 inches will track across Lake Erie this afternoon, pulling a cold front south behind it. A ridge averaging 30.20 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 evening. LEZ162>164-052015- 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- 940 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-052015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 940 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-052015- 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- 940 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers 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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-052015- MAFOR 0515/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11600 11710 11810 11110 12100 12110. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 11610 11710 11810 12800 12110. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11410 11500 12600 11700 13800. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Waves 2 feet or less. $$