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489
FZUS61 KCLE 211458
GLFLE

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
958 AM EST Sat Dec 21 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 trough averaging 30.20 inches will linger across Lake Erie
through today. A ridge averaging 30.50 inches will build across
the Great Lakes on Sunday. Weak low pressure 30.20 inches will
then sweep east through the Great Lakes Monday into Tuesday,
followed by high pressure 30.50 inches on Wednesday.

LEZ162-163-212115-
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-
958 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain and snow during the day, then rain
likely Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.

$$

LEZ164-212115-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
958 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain and snow during the day, then rain and
snow Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.

$$

LEZ165>168-212115-
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-Geneva-on-
the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
958 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow
showers late this morning, then a slight chance of snow showers
this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. A slight chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of rain and snow during the day, then rain and snow Monday night.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.

$$

LEZ061-169-212115-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
958 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A
slight chance of snow showers this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of snow during the day, then rain and snow
Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of
rain during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.

$$

LEZ161-212115-
MAFOR 2116/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13720 11810 12800 11700 11600. Waves 3 to 6 feet
this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Sunday morning.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13720 12810 13800. A chance of snow showers late
this morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday
morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13710 12810 13800. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon
and tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Sunday morning.

$$

983
FZUS51 KCLE 211502
NSHCLE

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1002 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ142-143-212115-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
1002 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than
10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy in the
evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Monday through Wednesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 35 degrees, off Cleveland 40
degrees, and off Erie 40 degrees.

$$

LEZ144-212115-
The Islands to Vermilion OH-
1002 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than
10 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Monday through Wednesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 35 degrees, off Cleveland 40
degrees, and off Erie 40 degrees.

$$

LEZ145>148-212115-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH-
1002 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Partly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Monday through Wednesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 35 degrees, off Cleveland 40
degrees, and off Erie 40 degrees.

$$

LEZ149-212115-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
1002 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of snow showers early.
A chance of snow showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. A slight chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Partly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Monday through Wednesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 35 degrees, off Cleveland 40
degrees, and off Erie 40 degrees.

$$

478
WHUS71 KCLE 211452
MWWCLE

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
952 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

LEZ149-211600-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SC.Y.0090.000000T0000Z-241221T1500Z/
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
952 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

Winds will be out of the northwest at 10 to 20 knots with waves
of 1 to 3 feet through the rest of this morning.

$$

LEZ142-143-211600-
/O.EXP.KCLE.SC.Y.0090.000000T0000Z-241221T1500Z/
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
952 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

Winds will be out of the northwest at 10 to 15 knots with waves
of 1 to 3 feet through the rest of this morning.

$$

LEZ145>148-212300-
/O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0090.000000T0000Z-241222T0300Z/
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH-
952 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots and waves 3 to 5 feet.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from Vermilion to
Conneaut OH.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

LEZ144-212100-
/O.CON.KCLE.SC.Y.0090.000000T0000Z-241221T2100Z/
The Islands to Vermilion OH-
952 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots and waves 2 to 5 feet.

* WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Erie from The Islands to
Vermilion OH.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

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