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FZUS61 KBUF 141440
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1040 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 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 29.6 inch low will traverse the lake today. An
expansive 30.0 inch high centered over Manitoba this evening will
then build southeast across the Great Lakes region late Sunday
night through Tuesday. A large storm system will move from the
northern plains to the Upper Great Lakes Tuesday night and
Wednesday. The storm system will pass just to the north of the
lake Wednesday night and Thursday.

LOZ062-142115-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1040 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east and increasing
to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast.
Showers likely during the day, then showers Wednesday night.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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LOZ063>065-142115-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1040 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers, then showers likely late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers early. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. Rain
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.

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LOZ061-142115-
MAFOR 1415/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11300 12710 12600 11700 12600. A chance of
showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11316 11310 12700 14600. Waves 1 to 3 feet this
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Monday morning.

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