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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
347 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021

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...
High pressure 30.40 inches over lake Erie will early this morning
will move off the East Coast of the US this afternoon. A warm
front will cross the lake early Saturday. Deeper low pressure
29.50 inches will move across the central Great Lakes on Sunday
with its cold front sweeping west to east across the lake Sunday
evening. A trough averaging 29.90 inches will be located over the
lake on Monday. High pressure 30.40 inches moves over the lake
Monday night into Tuesday.

LEZ162>164-261530-
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 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves in
ice free areas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A slight
chance of snow showers early, then a chance of rain and snow
showers late in the evening. Rain showers likely after midnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less
than 10 knots. Rain showers likely in the morning. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

LEZ165>168-261530-
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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
347 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021

.TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves in ice
free areas 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers late in the evening.
Rain showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
15 knots. Rain showers likely in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

LEZ061-169-261530-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
347 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021

.TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves in ice
free areas 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers with a slight chance of snow
showers late in the evening. Rain showers likely after midnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers likely in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain and snow
showers Sunday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to
4 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers
during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$

LEZ161-261530-
MAFOR 2610/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 11300 13200 11210 11316 11416. A chance of
snow showers this evening. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 to
3 feet tonight. Wave heights are for ice free areas.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11400 11300 13200 11310 11316 11426. A chance of
snow showers this evening. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 to
3 feet tonight. Wave heights are for ice free areas.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 11400 13200 12310 11426. Waves 2 feet or less
today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Wave heights are for ice free
areas.

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