583  
FZUS61 KCLE 071544  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
1144 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 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 SWEEPS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE TONIGHT. LOW  
PRESSURE OF 29.50 INCHES MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT  
LAKES AND TOWARD NORTHERN NEW YORK STATE ON WEDNESDAY, ALLOWING  
THE TRAILING COLD FRONT TO SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE. BEHIND  
THE FRONT, A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES SHOULD ATTEMPT TO BUILD  
FROM NORTHERN ONTARIO AND VICINITY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A  
SEPARATE FRONTAL LOW OF 29.50 INCHES MOVES FROM NEAR CENTRAL  
ILLINOIS TOWARD CENTRAL INDIANA. THIS FRONTAL LOW SHOULD WOBBLE  
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD FROM CENTRAL INDIANA TOWARD THE GULF OF MAINE  
ON THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND ALLOW A TROUGH AVERAGING 29.70  
INCHES TO BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER AND NEAR LAKE ERIE. A RIDGE  
AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES SHOULD BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE  
FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER TROUGH AVERAGING 29.70 INCHES ARRIVES  
FROM THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES ON SATURDAY.  
 
LEZ162>164-072215-  
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-  
1144 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.  
SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY  
NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ165>167-072215-  
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-  
1144 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS  
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. SHOWERS 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.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ061-168-169-072215-  
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-  
1144 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. SHOWERS  
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST  
10 KNOTS OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.  
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
DURING THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ161-072215-  
MAFOR 0715/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 12210 11216 11319 11410 13510. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 12210 11316 11410 13510. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 13100 11200 11306 13510. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WAVES 2  
TO 3 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 

 
 
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