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FZUS61 KBUF 311426
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1026 AM EDT Fri May 31 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 30.3 inch high across the eastern Great Lakes will
drift southeast towards the Carolinas tonight and Saturday. A
29.9 inch low will approach the lake from the Ohio Valley Sunday
then pass east of the area Sunday night. 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.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1026 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10
knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1026 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15
knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.

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MAFOR 3115/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14610 14500. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon
and tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday morning.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12610 12620 12610 12600. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday
morning.

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