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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1030 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ020-022115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1030 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the evening,
then becoming partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Partly
to mostly sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely overnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers
likely.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely
during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Partly cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 50 degrees.

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LOZ030-022115-
Lower Niagara River-
1030 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear in
the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Partly
to mostly sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely overnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Showers
likely.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely
during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Partly cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-022115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1030 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves around
1 foot.
.TONIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south.
Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than
10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-022115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1030 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely
during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-022115-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1030 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Becoming
mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 44 degrees.

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LOZ045-022115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1030 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Partly
to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.

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