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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
929 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 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 cold front continues to move east through the central and eastern
basins of Lake Erie this morning. A ridge averaging 30.10 inches
will build into the Ohio Valley tonight, then be pushed south on
Saturday as a reinforcing cold front moves southeast across the
lake. High pressure of 30.00 inches will build east through the
Ohio Valley Sunday through Monday. Low pressure of 29.70 inches
will pass north of Lake Erie on Tuesday.

LEZ162>164-192015-
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-
929 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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LEZ165>167-192015-
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-
929 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of
showers late this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers
likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-192015-
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-
929 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers late this morning, then a slight chance of showers early
this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.

$$

LEZ161-192015-
MAFOR 1915/
ERIE WEST 1/3 15610 12620. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and
tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Saturday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11620 11610 11620 13610 12620. Waves 2 to 4 feet
this afternoon and tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Saturday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13520 11620 12610 12620. A chance of showers late
this morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet this
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Saturday
morning.

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