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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
349 PM EDT Sat May 4 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 surface low averaging 29.90 inches will track across Lake Erie
Sunday morning followed by a ridge averaging 30.10 inches late
Sunday night into Monday. A warm front lifts back northeastward
across the lake on Tuesday, followed by a cold front on Thursday.

LEZ162>164-050230-
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-
349 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms this evening, then scattered showers
with isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms late. Patchy fog from late evening on. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Patchy
fog in the morning. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms
early, then scattered showers and thunderstorms from late morning
on. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 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. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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-
349 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south.
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms early, then
scattered showers and thunderstorms late this evening. Numerous
showers and scattered thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms early, then scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers and thunderstorms late.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers during the day, then showers 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 during the day, then showers likely Wednesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-050230-
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-
349 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Isolated showers and thunderstorms early, then
scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms late this evening.
Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms early,
then scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms from late
morning on. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Scattered showers in the evening. Patchy fog. Waves around
1 foot.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers during the day, then showers 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. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. 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.

$$

LEZ161-050230-
MAFOR 0421/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11210 19219 12310 19319 12400 19409 11510 19516
12610 19619. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11210 19216 11310 19316 11310 19319 11416 19419
11410 19419 11410 19416 11510 19516 11610 19616. Waves 1 to 2
feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11310 12320 19326 11326 11426 11420 19426 11410
19416 11510 19516. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Sunday.

$$