Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1039 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 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.

LEZ020-132100-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1039 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
A chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain showers.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of rain showers Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and
diminishing to around 10 knots. A chance of rain showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 39 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-132100-
Lower Niagara River-
1039 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear in
the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers overnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain showers.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of rain showers Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-041-132100-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1039 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Rain
showers likely during the day, then a chance of rain showers
Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of 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. A chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance
of rain and snow showers Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally
around 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-132100-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1039 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-044-132100-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1039 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of
rain showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers likely during the day, then a chance of
rain showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 40 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-132100-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1039 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
southwest. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Rain showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Rain
showers likely Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers likely during the day, then a chance of
rain and snow showers Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally
around 6 feet.

$$



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