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FZUS61 KCLE 091332  
GLFLE  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
932 AM EDT THU MAY 9 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 29.60 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA WILL MOVE  
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY. A TROUGH AVERAGING 29.70  
INCHES BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER LAKE ERIE LATER TODAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY AS THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW MOVES TOWARD THE MID-ATLANTIC  
REGION. ANOTHER RIDGE AVERAGING 29.90 INCHES BUILDS EASTWARD  
ACROSS LAKE ERIE FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER TROUGH AVERAGING  
29.70 INCHES ARRIVES FROM THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES ON SATURDAY. YET  
ANOTHER RIDGE AVERAGING 29.90 INCHES SHOULD BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS  
LAKE ERIE ON SUNDAY BEFORE A TROUGH AVERAGING 29.80 INCHES  
OVERSPREADS LAKE ERIE FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST BY MONDAY.  
 
LEZ162-163-092030-  
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-  
932 AM EDT THU MAY 9 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ164>167-092030-  
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-  
CANADIAN BORDER-  
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-  
932 AM EDT THU MAY 9 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.  
SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ061-168-169-092030-  
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-  
932 AM EDT THU MAY 9 2024  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. SHOWERS  
LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
LEZ161-092030-  
MAFOR 0915/  
ERIE WEST 1/3 11130 11136 11126 11120 14810. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET FRIDAY  
MORNING.  
 
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12130 12120 11110 13810. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND  
TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.  
 
ERIE EAST 1/3 12120 15110. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.  
 

 
 
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