NWS Forecast

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OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
941 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE ERIE

SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS LAKE ERIE THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE 30.40 INCHES FROM CENTRAL CANADA WILL BUILD
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES FRIDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH SATURDAY. A TROUGH AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES FROM THE EAST
COAST WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LAKE SUNDAY AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE AND
ALLOW HIGH PRESSURE 30.40 INCHES TO MOVE EAST OF THE LAKE ON
MONDAY.

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LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
941 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.

TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH
EARLY EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.

FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.

SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. WAVES 1 TO
2 FEET.

MONDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.


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LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
941 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THIS AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 2
TO 4 FEET.

TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
FROM LATE EVENING ON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.

FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.

SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 KNOTS OR
LESS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.


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MAFOR 2315/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11616 11826 11836 14830 11830. SCATTERED SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT.
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11610 11726 11836 12830 13840. SCATTERED SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT.
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11510 11616 11726 11826 11820 13830. SCATTERED
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. WAVES 2 TO
3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.


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