Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1036 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 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.

LEZ020-122115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1036 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers Thursday
night.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Rain
showers.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
cloudy.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 39 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-122115-
Lower Niagara River-
1036 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely Thursday night.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain
showers.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
cloudy.

$$

LEZ040-041-122115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1036 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
northeast. A chance of showers during the day, then showers
Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Rain showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LOZ042-122115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1036 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming
northwest. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely
Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain
showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LOZ043-044-122115-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1036 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Rain
showers likely Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 39 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-122115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1036 AM EDT Tue Mar 12 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly
to mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly to
mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
A chance of rain showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain
showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$


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