085  
FZUS61 KCLE 190128  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
928 PM EDT THU APR 18 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
 
 
LOW PRESSURE OF 29.80 INCHES WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE  
BY FRIDAY MORNING, PULLING A COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS THE LAKE  
BEHIND IT THROUGH THE DAY. A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.10 INCHES WILL  
BUILD IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND BE FOLLOWED BY A REINFORCING COLD FRONT  
ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OF 30.00 INCHES WILL BUILD EAST THROUGH  
THE OHIO VALLEY SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE 29.70 INCHES  
WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY NORTH OF LAKE  
ERIE.  
 
LEZ162>164-190815-  
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-  
928 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
MONDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ165>167-190815-  
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-  
928 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 2 FEET  
OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO  
3 TO 6 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ061-168-169-190815-  
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-  
928 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO  
6 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 2 FEET  
OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ161-190815-  
MAFOR 1903/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 11210 11316 11516 14610 11610. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11210 11310 11416 11510 11620 13610. WAVES 2  
FEET OR LESS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET FRIDAY. WAVES 2 TO 4  
FEET FRIDAY EVENING.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 12200 11310 11416 12520 11510 11610. WAVES 1 TO 2  
FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET FRIDAY.  
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET FRIDAY EVENING.  
 

 
 
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