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FZUS61 KBUF 250751
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
351 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 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 large 30.4 inch Canadian high centered north of
Georgian Bay will settle across the Lower Great Lakes today, then
will slowly drift east across New England on Friday. A warm front
will lift northeast across the lake on Saturday...then a 29.6
inch low will then move from the central plains Sunday to Lake
Superior by Monday evening.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
351 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers
likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
351 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 10 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south.
Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LOZ061-251500-
MAFOR 2509/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11110 13200 13300 11200. Waves 1 to 3 feet
today. Waves 1 foot or less tonight.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11110 11100 11800 11700 11600 12500 11200. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 foot or
less tonight.

$$

JJR