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FZUS61 KBUF 190732
GLFLO

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
332 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE ONTARIO

.SYNOPSIS...A 30.4 INCH HIGH OVER NOVA SCOTIA WILL SETTLE TO THE
SOUTH OFF NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHILE A 30.0 INCH
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL GRADUALLY APPROACH THE LAKE FROM THE NORTH.
THIS FRONT WILL CROSS THE LAKE MONDAY MORNING. A 30.3 INCH HIGH
OVER JAMES BAY WILL NOSE SOUTH ACROSS THE LAKE LATE MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. THE COLD FRONT THAT PREVIOUSLY CROSSED THE LAKE WILL
RETURN AS A WARM FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...STALLING IN THE VICINITY OF
THE LAKE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
332 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. WAVES
AVERAGING ONE FOOT.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
.MONDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WAVES AVERAGING ONE FOOT.
.TUESDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES AVERAGING ONE FOOT.
.WEDNESDAY...EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY...
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES AVERAGING ONE FOOT.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
332 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES
THIS MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES
AVERAGING ONE FOOT.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES
AROUND ONE FOOT.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY...THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES AROUND ONE FOOT.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

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MAFOR 1909/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12300 13200 11300 12400. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12310 12300 11310 13410. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

$$

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