Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Akron, OH

KEY MESSAGES
1) The forecast will remain dry with temperatures gradually warming up through the middle and end of next week.

2) Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected next weekend.

DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...
A series of high pressures move in from the north across the Great Lakes region through Wednesday before high pressure departs to the southeast and off the Atlantic coast towards the end of the week. Highs tend to be in the 70s, with temperatures warming into the 80s Thursday onward on the backside of the departing high. Daily afternoon lake breeze through Thursday will likely keep the lakeshore area a bit cooler.

KEY MESSAGE 2...
The chance of showers and thunderstorms returns over the weekend, with highest PoPs of around 30-50% as low pressure and associated cold front moves across the area. Early indications in model data point towards towards little to no threat of severe weather and flooding at this time.

AVIATION /06Z Sunday THROUGH Thursday/
VFR across the TAF sites early this morning with VFR to persist through the TAF period. Winds will generally favor an easterly direction overnight, around 5 knots. Winds will shift towards the north behind a lake breeze in the early the mid-afternoon, 7 to 10 knots, mainly along and east of the I-71 corridor.

Outlook...VFR expected through Thursday.

MARINE
Mainly quiet marine conditions are expected through the upcoming week as high pressure persists across the region. Could see a few brief periods of 2 to perhaps 3-foot waves with daily lake breezes expected, particularly in the late afternoon. Otherwise, overall flow will generally remain light.

CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OH...None.
PA...None.
MARINE...None.