####018006313#### FZUS61 KCLE 170143 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 943 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 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 lifts northeastward across Lake Erie tonight, followed by a cold front Wednesday. Briefly, a ridge averaging 30.00 inches resides over the lake Thursday, ahead of a sharp cold front tracking through later Thursday night, followed by another cold front Friday night. A ridge averaging 30.20 inches builds into the southern Great Lakes on Saturday with a brief trough averaging 30.10 inches Saturday night, and a ridge averaging 30.20 inches once again Sunday. LEZ162>164-170815- 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- 943 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of showers late this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165-166-170815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 943 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-170815- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 943 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-170815- MAFOR 1703/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11230 11220 11310 11316 11420 11426 11526 11510. A chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Wednesday. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11230 12220 11320 11310 11420 11426 11520. A chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Wednesday. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 13220 12216 11310 11316 11416. A chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Wednesday. Waves 1 to 2 feet Wednesday evening. $$