####018007194#### FZUS61 KCLE 120814 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 414 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 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 cold front over far-eastern Lake Erie continues to move eastward and is expected to exit the lake by daybreak this morning. Otherwise a trough averaging 29.50 inches lingers over Lake Erie before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the Upper Midwest on Saturday. This ridge exits eastward Saturday night before a cold front sweeps southeastward across Lake Erie on Sunday. Another ridge averaging 30.10 inches should move generally eastward across Lake Erie on Monday. A warm front should approach the lake from the south on Tuesday as a low wobbles eastward across the central Great Plains and deepens to 29.20 inches. LEZ162>164-121415- 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- 414 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 .TODAY...West winds to 30 knots. Showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers early, then a slight chance of showers late in the evening. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ165>167-121415- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 414 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 .TODAY...West winds to 30 knots. Showers. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. Showers early, then a chance of showers late in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ168-169-121415- 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- 414 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Showers. Waves 6 to 10 feet building to 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 10 feet building to 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-121415- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 414 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales. Showers this morning, then a chance of showers early this afternoon. Showers likely late. Waves 6 to 9 feet building to 8 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales after midnight. Rain showers through the early overnight, then a chance of rain showers late. Waves 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-121415- MAFOR 1209/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12636 13646 11640 12740. Waves 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet today. Waves 5 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11636 14646 11646 12640. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 6 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet today. Waves 6 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11546 11556 11550 11656 12646 11656 11650. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 8 to 11 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet today. Waves 7 to 11 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet tonight. $$