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FZUS61 KBUF 041337
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
937 AM EDT Sat May 4 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 29.6 inch low will remain over Hudson Bay, with a
cold front trailing this low crossing the lake Sunday night. A
30.1 inch high will then build into the upper Great Lakes Sunday
night and Monday before weakening and drifting to southern Quebec
and New England Tuesday.

LOZ062-042115-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
937 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Patchy fog. Scattered showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely after midnight. Periods of rain late.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Periods
of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers
Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ063>065-042115-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
937 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely after
midnight. Periods of rain late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Periods
of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Showers
likely Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during
the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to
2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ061-042115-
MAFOR 0415/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11210 12220 11320 11310 13316. Waves 1 to 3 feet
this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4
feet Sunday morning.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14310 11310 13326. Waves 1 to 3 feet this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Sunday morning.

$$