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FZUS61 KCLE 281338
GLFLE
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
938 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
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 COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH TODAY FOLLOWED BY A TROUGH AVERAGING
29.80 INCHES TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES SOUTH
OF LAKE ERIE. AS THIS SURFACE LOW EXITS TO THE NORTHEAST, A TROUGH
NOW AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES WILL PERSIST FOR THE END OF THE WEEK
AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
LEZ162>164-282015-
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-
938 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
LEZ165>167-282015-
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-
938 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
LEZ061-168-169-282015-
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-
938 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS
THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
LEZ161-282015-
MAFOR 2815/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11510 11610 11600 12700 11800 11100 11106. WAVES 2
TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11520 11510 11610 11600 11700 11800 12106. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3
FEET TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ERIE EAST 1/3 11420 12510 12500 11600 11100 11106. WAVES 3 TO 5
FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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