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FZUS61 KBUF 251157
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
757 AM EDT Sat May 25 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 warm front over Lake Erie will slowly work
northeastward across Lake Ontario this afternoon and will
immediately be followed by a cold front late this afternoon and
evening. A 29.9 inch high will build in late tonight and remain
over the lake through Sunday. A 29.3 inch low will then track from
Lake Michigan to central Quebec Sunday night through Tuesday,
with its warm front crossing the lake Monday, and its trailing
cold front then following suit Monday night. This low will then
weaken to 29.6 inches as it will remain over Quebec Tuesday and
Tuesday night.

LOZ062-251530-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
757 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late this
morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of showers early. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ063>065-251530-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
757 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a
chance of showers. Areas of fog late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Patchy
fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 2509/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13210 11206 11200 11100 12700. A chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2
feet or less tonight.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11200 12210 12206 11700 11600 11700. A chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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