Issued by NWS
000 FZUS61 KCLE 091936 GLFLE OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ERIE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 336 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE ERIE .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE 30.20 INCHES OVER THE WESTERN BASIN OF LAKE ERIE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE TONIGHT...AND MOVE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TOMORROW. LOW PRESSURE 29.40 INCHES WILL MOVE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR TUESDAY LIFTING A WARM FRONT ACROSS LAKE ERIE. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 29.10 AS IT MOVES ACROSS JAMES BAY TUESDAY NIGHT...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS LAKE ERIE. A LARGE AREA OF CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE 30.60 INCHES WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES THURSDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY. LEZ061-162>169-100230- 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- 336 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AT 5 KNOTS TO 15 KNOTS. .TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. RAIN SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. .THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. .SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES OMITTED DUE TO THE LAKE BEING MOSTLY ICE COVERED. $$ LEZ161-100230- MAFOR 0921/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11110 12200 12210 11216 11316 11326. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY. WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11820 11100 12200 11210 11216 12326. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY. WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE. ERIE EAST 1/3 11620 11510 11300 12200 12216 11316. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY. WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE. $$