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GLFLO

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1030 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE ONTARIO

.SYNOPSIS...A 29.4 INCH LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NORTH OF LAKE HURON
WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST INTO QUEBEC THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE GIVING WAY
TO 30.2 INCH HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
FROM MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS HIGH WILL THEN SLIDE OFF THE ATLANTIC
COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING A WARM FRONT TO MOVE
INTO THE LOWER LAKES ON WEDNESDAY.

LOZ062-063-122100-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO SODUS BAY-
1030 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS.
WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

LOZ064-065-122100-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1030 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS LIKELY.
WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15
KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES 1
TO 3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

LOZ061-122000-
MAFOR 1215/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 15640 12630. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON
AND MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET MONDAY MORNING.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11630 15640 11630. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 11
FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET MONDAY MORNING.

$$