Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1031 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 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.

LEZ020-152115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1031 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Patchy drizzle late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. Rain showers in the evening, then a chance of
rain and snow showers overnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to around
10 knots. Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers
during the day, then a chance of snow and rain showers Sunday
night.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 40 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-152115-
Lower Niagara River-
1031 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Cloudy late this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Partly
to mostly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely in the evening, then a chance
of rain and snow showers overnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow
showers.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers.

$$

LEZ040-041-152115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1031 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Patchy drizzle late this morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Rain showers likely with a
chance of snow showers during the day, then lake effect snow
showers likely Sunday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LOZ042-152115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1031 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
Patchy drizzle. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Partly to
mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Rain showers in the evening, then a chance of rain showers
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers
during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

$$

LOZ043-152115-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1031 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Patchy drizzle. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Partly
sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain showers
during the day, then a chance of snow and rain showers Sunday
night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, then subsiding
to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Snow
showers likely. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 41 degrees.

$$

LOZ044-045-152115-
Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1031 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Mostly cloudy late this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly sunny
in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then lake effect snow
showers likely with a chance of lake effect rain showers Sunday
night. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 7 to 10 feet, then subsiding
to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Snow
showers likely. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

$$


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