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FZUS61 KCLE 170721
GLFLE 

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
321 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE ERIE

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS LAKE ERIE
TODAY AND BE FOLLOWED BY A TROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND ANOTHER
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE AVERAGING 29.90 INCHES OVER THE UPPER
LAKES EARLY MONDAY WILL MOVE OVER LAKE ERIE MONDAY NIGHT AND
GENERALLY REMAIN THERE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LEZ061-162>169-171515-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
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-
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-
321 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008

.TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
KNOTS AND BECOMING WEST. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20
KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25
KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS . CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. 
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS VEERING TO EAST.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. 

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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LEZ161-171515-
MAFOR 1709/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11520 11530 11630 12620 13626. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY
TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET
TONIGHT. 210204 210305. 

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11520 12530 12630 11636 12626. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY
TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT. 220305.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11520 11526 11536 14630 11620. SHOWERS LIKELY THIS
MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET TODAY.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 210204 210305. 

$$