Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
441 AM EDT Mon Mar 18 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.

LEZ020-181515-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
441 AM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers late
this morning. Lake effect snow showers likely this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in
the evening.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Lake effect snow showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. Lake effect snow showers likely in the evening,
then a chance of snow showers overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely
during the day, then a chance of snow showers Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
snow showers.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 39 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-181515-
Lower Niagara River-
441 AM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots.
Lake effect snow showers likely early this afternoon. A chance of
snow showers late.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the evening.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then lake
effect snow showers likely in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of snow showers.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers Thursday night.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
snow showers.

$$

LEZ040-041-181515-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
441 AM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers
early, then lake effect snow showers likely from late morning on.
Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely in the
evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Lake
effect snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet.
Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Lake effect snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
snow showers overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
Snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers
Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast and
diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves
3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
snow showers. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ042-181515-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
441 AM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers from
late morning on. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow showers in the morning, then lake effect snow showers
likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A
chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest to
30 knots. Snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of
snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 8 to
12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves
7 to 10 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
13 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of
snow showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LOZ043-044-181515-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
441 AM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A
chance of snow showers this morning, then lake effect snow
showers this afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet building to 8 to
12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots.
Lake effect snow showers. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to
8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Lake effect snow showers.
Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance
of snow showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 35 knot
gales. Snow showers likely. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 12 to
17 feet. Waves occasionally around 22 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of
snow showers Thursday night. Waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 41 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-181515-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
441 AM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A
chance of snow showers early, then lake effect snow showers from
late morning on. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 7 to 11 feet.
Waves occasionally around 14 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Lake
effect snow showers. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Lake effect snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally
around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake effect snow
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales.
Lake effect snow showers likely. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to
10 to 15 feet. Waves occasionally around 19 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves
10 to 13 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
16 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.

$$


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