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FZUS61 KBUF 040743
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
343 AM EDT Sat May 4 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 remain over Hudson Bay through
Sunday night. A cold front trailing this low will cross the lake
Sunday night. A 30.1 inch high will then build into the upper
Great Lakes Sunday night and Monday before weakening and drifting
to southern Quebec and New England Tuesday.

LOZ062-041515-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
343 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Areas of fog through early afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Periods of rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Periods
of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers
Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ063>065-041515-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
343 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers early. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Periods of rain late.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Periods
of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Showers
likely Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during
the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to
2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ061-041515-
MAFOR 0409/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11200 14210 12310 11316. A chance of showers
early this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 15310 11310 11326. A chance of showers early
this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

EAJ/Hitchcock