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GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
138 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 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 29.9 inch low will weaken as it approaches the
lake this afternoon, with the low then passing east of the Lake
tonight. After that, a 30.1 inch high will build over the eastern
Great Lakes Monday and then drift to the New England coast Monday
night and Tuesday. A trough of low pressure averaging 29.6 inches
will dig across the central Great Lakes on Wednesday. This trough
will pass to the east of the Lake Wednesday night and Thursday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
138 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog late.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog in the
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday
night. 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-
138 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Showers likely early, then a chance of showers late in the
evening. Patchy fog late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming north. Patchy
fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 0215/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11800 11806 11200 13300 12200. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11400 11700 11800 11300 11400 11300 12200. A
chance of showers this afternoon and evening. Waves 1 foot or
less.

$$

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