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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
219 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Ontario

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

.SYNOPSIS...A 30.0 inch high over the lakes this afternoon will
depart off towards New England this evening. A 29.5 inch low over
Wisconsin will then track northeast into Michigan tonight while
sending its warm front through the lakes. This low will then
deepen to 29.4 inches while heading off into southeast Ontario
on Monday while dragging a cold front through the lakes. The low
will begin to weaken Monday night as it tracks northeast across
Quebec through the day Tuesday. High pressure centered over the
Hudson Bay will begin to build southward Tuesday night through
Thursday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
219 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely in
the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
219 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers after midnight. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2615/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11200 11100 11210 12220 11226 12326. A chance of
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less this afternoon.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 3
feet Monday morning.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12800 11100 11110 11210 11310 11336 11330. A
chance of thunderstorms Monday morning. Waves 1 foot or less this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight and Monday morning.

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