Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
080 FZUS61 KCLE 040751 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 351 AM EDT Sat May 4 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 averaging 30.00 inches digs in over Lake Erie today. A cold front moves through Sunday followed by a ridge averaging 30.10 inches late Sunday night into Monday. A warm front lifts back northeastward across the lake on Tuesday, followed by a cold front later in the week. LEZ162>164-041430- 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- 351 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet 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. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-041430- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 351 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early this afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-041430- 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- 351 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers early. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers early, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves around 1 foot. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then showers 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 during the day, then showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-041430- MAFOR 0409/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11100 13200 11210 12310 11400. A chance of showers this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14200 11210 12310 11410. A chance of showers this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 14200 12310 11316 11416. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. $$