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FZUS61 KCLE 171939
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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
339 PM EDT Fri May 17 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...
High pressure 30.00 inches will build back across the lake for
the weekend. A warm front will lift north across the lake on
Monday. Low pressure 29.30 inches will target the northwest Great
Lakes for Tuesday night into Wednesday.

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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-
339 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
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-
339 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. A slight chance
of showers early in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding 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-
339 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. A slight chance
of showers from late morning on. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday
night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1721/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12200 11100 14200 11100. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12200 15100. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this evening. Waves 1 foot or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11206 13200 14800. A chance of thunderstorms this
evening. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$