CLEVELANDLAKE ERIE WATER61.5°F0.0 WINDSW 7 KNG 11 LEVEL+1.95 FT LWD−0.19 AIR58.6°F MARINESMALL CRAFT ADVISORY READ10:18 AM
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The Morning Dispatch

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Composed by code at 6:40 AM from the sources under each line. Numbers are as the sources gave them at that time.

  1. At 6:24 AM the water at NOAA's Cleveland station measured 63.1°F, 1.3°F cooler than 24 hours earlier.

  2. The lake stood 2.27 ft above Low Water Datum, the zero of Lake Erie's navigation charts, 0.54 ft lower than 24 hours earlier.

  3. Wind at the station: SSE at 2 knots, gusting to 4 knots.

  4. Air temperature at the station: 39.7°F.

  5. Over the past 24 hours the water ranged from 63.1°F to 64.4°F, and the strongest gust was 31 knots.

  6. No National Weather Service marine warning, advisory or beach statement was in effect for Avon Point to Willowick or the Cuyahoga County shore.

  7. NWS nearshore forecast for Avon Point to Willowick, issued 3:51 AM Sunday. Today: Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

  8. Tonight: South winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

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Not for navigation or safety decisions. Check NWS Cleveland before going out.