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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
357 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 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...
A weak trough averaging 29.80 inches will linger over Lake Erie
through Sunday morning, before a weak ridge averaging 29.90 builds
over the Great Lakes Sunday afternoon. A trough averaging 29.90
inches will move across the region Monday and a ridge averaging
30.00 inches will build over the Great Lakes Wednesday through
Thursday.

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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-
357 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 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-
357 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog late. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots. Patchy fog early. A slight chance of showers early.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less building to
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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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-
357 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Patchy fog late. A slight chance of showers late. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 10 to 15 knots.
Patchy fog early. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1221/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13200 11100 13800 11700. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 13200 11100 11800 12700. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12100 12200 11700 13600. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$