235  
FZUS61 KCLE 212040  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
340 PM EST SAT DEC 21 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 TROUGH AVERAGING 30.20 INCHES WILL DRIFT EAST AWAY FROM THE LAKE  
ERIE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE 30.50 INCHES BUILDS OVER THE GREAT  
LAKES. THE HIGH WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE  
LOW PRESSURE 30.10 INCHES SWEEPS EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES  
MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE 30.40 INCHES WILL RETURN  
TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.  
 
LEZ162-163-220315-  
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-  
340 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. RAIN AND  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR  
LESS.  
 
 
 
LEZ164-220315-  
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-  
340 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY  
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LEZ165>168-220315-  
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-GENEVA-ON-  
THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-  
340 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS FROM LATE EVENING ON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.  
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO  
6 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.   
THURSDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
 
 
LEZ061-169-220315-  
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-  
340 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.  
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO  
6 FEET.    
TUESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.  
 
 
 
LEZ161-220315-  
MAFOR 2122/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 11710 11810 11800 12700 11600 11500 11400. WAVES 2  
TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS  
SUNDAY.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11720 12810 12800 11700 12400. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3  
FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS SUNDAY.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 11710 12810 13800 11100 11200. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
TONIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS SUNDAY.  
 
 
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