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GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1041 AM EDT Tue May 28 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 29.3 inch low over Quebec today will slowly drift
across the Saint Lawrence valley and fill to 29.7 inches by late
Wednesday. A 30.2 inch high stretching across the province of
Ontario and the Upper Great Lakes Wednesday night will become
centered over the entire Great Lakes region Thursday and Friday.
The high will settle to the southeast across the Carolinas Friday
night and Saturday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1041 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of
showers early. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1041 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers
early. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early,
then a chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 2815/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12620 11626 11610 11600 11700 12800. A chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet Wednesday morning.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 13620 12610 11700 12810. A chance of showers
this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this
evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet this
afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight.
Waves 1 to 2 feet Wednesday morning.

$$

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