576  
FZUS61 KCLE 270124  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
924 PM EDT FRI APR 26 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 WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE LAKE LATE TONIGHT INTO  
SATURDAY. A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.20 INCHES WILL RETURN ACROSS THE  
REGION FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND  
CROSS THE LAKE MONDAY NIGHT. A TROUGH AVERAGING 29.90 INCHES WILL  
THEN BE IN PLACE FOR TUESDAY. A BRIEF RIDGE AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES  
WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE LAKE LATE TUESDAY EVENING INTO  
WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
LEZ162>164-270815-  
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-  
924 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ165>167-270815-  
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-  
924 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ061-168-169-270815-  
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-  
924 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ161-270815-  
MAFOR 2703/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 11310 11316 11426 13420 11520 11510. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET SATURDAY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11320 12326 11426 12420 12410. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 11320 11420 12426 14420. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SATURDAY AND SATURDAY  
EVENING.  
 

 
 
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