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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS61 KCLE

FZUS61 KCLE 182044
GLFLE

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
344 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018

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
High pressure 30.30 inches will build across the
Great Lakes today and remain over the eastern Great Lakes through
Wednesday. Low pressure 29.70 inches over the Gulf Coast states on
Thursday will deepen to 29.20 inches as it moves northeast along
Appalachians on Friday. A trough averaging 29.60 inches will
linger across the lake Saturday.

LEZ162-163-190315-
Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
344 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018

TONIGHT
South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.

THURSDAY
South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain. Waves
1 foot or less.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
north. Rain. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY
North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Rain and
snow likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.

SATURDAY
Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

SUNDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.



LEZ061-164>169-190315-
Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY-
Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
344 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

WEDNESDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.

THURSDAY
South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northeast. Rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

FRIDAY
North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Rain
during the day, then a chance of rain and snow Friday night.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.

SATURDAY
Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A
chance of snow during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.

SUNDAY
West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.



LEZ161-190315-
MAFOR 1822/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13400 14410 11400. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11500 11400 12410 12510 12410. Waves 1 to 3
feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11600 11500 13510 11520 12510. Waves 1 to 3 feet.