Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1040 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 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.

LEZ020-142115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1040 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Rain likely late.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Rain likely in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Mostly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 40 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-142115-
Lower Niagara River-
1040 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast
around 10 knots. Rain likely late.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Rain likely in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Mostly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers likely Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow showers.

$$

LEZ040-041-142115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1040 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms late.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain
with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain
overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Rain
likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers likely during the day, then a chance of
lake effect snow showers Sunday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Lake effect snow showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-142115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1040 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Rain. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Rain
likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Rain showers Saturday night. Waves
1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.

$$

LOZ044-142115-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1040 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Mostly sunny late this morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in
the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers during the day,
then a chance of snow and rain showers Sunday night. Waves 3 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Lake
effect snow showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.

$$

LOZ043-142115-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1040 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in
the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Rain
showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers during the day.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally
around 6 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow showers during the day, then snow showers likely Monday
night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding
to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 41 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-142115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1040 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny late this
morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Rain. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Rain likely in the morning,
then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
A chance of rain showers in the evening, then a chance of rain
and snow showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers during the day, then lake effect snow
showers likely with a chance of lake effect rain showers Sunday
night. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Lake
effect snow showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.

$$


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