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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
407 AM EDT Sun May 5 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 trough of 29.90 inches will track across Lake Erie today,
pulling a cold front south behind it. A ridge averaging 30.20
inches will move east across the Great Lakes Region tonight
through Monday. A warm front with pressure of 29.50 inches lifts
northeast across Lake Erie on Tuesday. A stronger area of low
pressure tracks out of the Plains towards the eastern Great Lakes
by Thursday evening.

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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-
407 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of
showers early. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 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.
Showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
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.

$$

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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-
407 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 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-
407 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms from late morning
on. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers 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 Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 0509/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11400 11500 11600 11710 11810 11110 12100. A chance
of showers this morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12410 11500 11610 11710 11810 12800. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of
showers this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12420 11410 11500 12600 11700 11800. A chance of
showers this morning and this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$