Mark Benson
04-06-2000, 02:00 PM
will be leaving for Erie friday night and I was wondering if anybody has any info on the condition of the lake after these few days of wind. I was out 2 years ago after a bad blow and should have stayed home,lake too stirred up...
any info would be appreciated.
Homer
04-06-2000, 02:27 PM
You may want to re-think your trip. Here's the latest marine forecast:
.TONIGHT...WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
BY MIDNIGHT AND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MORNING.
WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
.FRIDAY...VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS LIKELY...SPREADING FROM
WEST TO EAST...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD EVENING. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20
KNOTS BY MORNING. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
EARLY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST GALES
TO 40 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL RAIN CHANGING TO...OR MIXING WITH SNOW.
WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET.
.OUTLOOK SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT.