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FZUS61 KBUF 162012
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
412 PM EDT Thu May 16 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...An expansive 30.2 inch surface high will slowly cross
northern Quebec tonight. The axis of the surface high will move
across the Canadian maritimes on Friday. An upper level
disturbance will cross the Lake Friday night and early Saturday. A
large disorganized storm system over the Upper Ohio Valley
Saturday night will pass over the Carolinas and Mid Atlantic
region on Sunday. High pressure averaging 30.1 inches will be
centered over New England on Monday. This high will slide towards
Atlantic Canada Tuesday as an area of low pressure deepening to
29.3 inches lifts from the Plains to the western Great Lakes.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
412 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers late in
the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then just a chance of showers
overnight. Patchy fog. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
412 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
early in the afternoon. Showers likely late. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3
feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 1621/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11100 15200 11200. A chance of showers Friday
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11800 11100 11200 14300 11300. Waves 2 feet or
less.

$$