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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
349 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 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 warm front will lift across the lake this morning. Low pressure
29.60 inches will pass north of the lake today and drag a cold
front southeast across the lake tonight. High pressure 30.00
inches enters the lake late tonight through Monday. A warm front
lifts northeast across the lake on Tuesday. Low pressure 29.30
inches over the Midwest on Tuesday night will move northeast into
the Great Lakes region for Wednesday and will swing a cold front
east across Lake Erie Wednesday into 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-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
349 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than
10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
349 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of showers early, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms from late morning on. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
349 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late
this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1409/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11420 12520 11620 11610 11700 12800. Waves 1 to 2
feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding
to 1 foot or less tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11420 12520 11620 11610 13700. Waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1
to 3 feet tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11410 11420 11520 11620 11610 12600 11700. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1
to 2 feet tonight.

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