National Weather Service National Headquarters

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
FZUS61 KCLE 250202
GLFLE

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1002 PM EDT Tue Apr 24 2018

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...
Slow moving low pressure 29.70 inches over the Carolinas will
move off the mid Atlantic Coast by Thursday. A cold front from
the Upper Midwest will cross Lake Erie Wednesday morning. High
pressure 29.90 inches will build across the lower lakes on
Thursday followed by a cold front late Friday. High pressure 30.10
inches will build over the region from the southwest on Saturday.

LEZ162>165-250830-
Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
1002 PM EDT Tue Apr 24 2018

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers tapering off.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of rain showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.

$$

LEZ061-166>169-250830-
Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY-
Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
1002 PM EDT Tue Apr 24 2018

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Rain showers. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely early, then a chance of rain
showers. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4
feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of
rain showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ161-250830-
MAFOR 2503/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11106 12100 11800 12810 12820. Chance of showers
overnight and Wednesday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and
Wednesday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Wednesday evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12206 11106 11800 12710 12720. Chance of rain
showers Wednesday morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet overnight. Waves 1
to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Wednesday. Waves 3 to 5 feet
Wednesday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11206 12200 11100 11700 11603 11610 11710. Chance
of rain showers Wednesday morning. Waves 2 feet or less overnight
and Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday evening.

$$