CLEVELANDLAKE ERIE WATER58.6°F−1.8 WINDSW 6 KNG 9 LEVEL+2.21 FT LWD−0.04 AIR46.9°F MARINESMALL CRAFT ADVISORY READ6:06 PM
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The Morning Dispatch

Saturday, November 7, 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 59.5°F, 1.7°F cooler than 24 hours earlier.

  2. The lake stood 2.17 ft above Low Water Datum, the zero of Lake Erie's navigation charts, 0.13 ft lower than 24 hours earlier.

  3. Wind at the station: WNW at 17 knots, gusting to 23 knots.

  4. Air temperature at the station: 47.3°F.

  5. Over the past 24 hours the water ranged from 59.4°F to 61.2°F, and the strongest gust was 32 knots.

  6. In effect: Small Craft Advisory until 4:00 AM Monday. NWS: "Small Craft Advisory issued November 7 at 2:35AM EST until November 9 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Cleveland OH"

  7. NWS nearshore forecast for Avon Point to Willowick, issued 2:36 AM Saturday. Today: Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of waterspouts. Rain showers likely early, then a chance of rain showers from late morning on. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.

  8. Tonight: Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

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