Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
576 FZUS61 KCLE 270124 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 924 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 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 warm front will move north across the lake late tonight into Saturday. A ridge averaging 30.20 inches will return across the region for the rest of the weekend. A cold front will approach and cross the lake Monday night. A trough averaging 29.90 inches will then be in place for Tuesday. A brief ridge averaging 30.00 inches will move west to east across the lake late Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. LEZ162>164-270815- 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 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers late this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-270815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 924 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-270815- 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 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-270815- MAFOR 2703/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11310 11316 11426 13420 11520 11510. A chance of thunderstorms overnight and Saturday morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Saturday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11320 12326 11426 12420 12410. A chance of thunderstorms Saturday morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11320 11420 12426 14420. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Saturday and Saturday evening. $$