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FZUS61 KBUF 272016
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
416 PM EDT Wed Mar 27 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 just to the north of Lake Superior will
push a cold front across the Lake today. An axis of weak high
pressure over the Mississippi Valley will then nose across the
Lower Great Lakes Thursday. High pressure will remain to the
south of the Lake Friday with pressure averaging 30.0 inches. A
29.7 inch surface low will near the Lake Saturday and Saturday
night. Following this surface low, high pressure will squeeze
towards the Lake Sunday and Monday, averaging 30.1 inches.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
416 PM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
northwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance
of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Monday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
416 PM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers
early. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and
increasing to 30 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest 15 to
25 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers Saturday night. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance
of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Monday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2721/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12620 15610. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11610 12510 14610 11610. A chance of rain
showers early this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$


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