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

Thursday, November 5, 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 61.7°F, 0.2°F warmer than 24 hours earlier.

  2. The lake stood 2.34 ft above Low Water Datum, the zero of Lake Erie's navigation charts, 0.23 ft higher than 24 hours earlier.

  3. Wind at the station: W at 20 knots, gusting to 22 knots.

  4. Air temperature at the station: 59.2°F.

  5. Over the past 24 hours the water ranged from 61.5°F to 61.7°F, and the strongest gust was 22 knots.

  6. Issued, starting 7:00 AM Thursday: Small Craft Advisory until 10:00 PM Thursday. NWS: "Small Craft Advisory issued November 5 at 3:28AM EST until November 5 at 10:00PM EST by NWS Cleveland OH"

  7. NWS nearshore forecast for Avon Point to Willowick, issued 3:32 AM Thursday. Today: Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

  8. Tonight: Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

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