Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
400 AM EDT Tue May 7 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.

LEZ020-071515-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
400 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms from late evening through
the overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northeast 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 52 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-071515-
Lower Niagara River-
400 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast around
10 knots. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms from late evening through the
overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
10 knots or less. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming north.
Showers likely.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-041-071515-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
400 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms from late evening through
the early overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Areas of fog in the
morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
northeast less than 10 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-071515-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
400 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Mostly
cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
likely. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-044-071515-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
400 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots.
Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Friday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 44 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-071515-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
400 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Showers with
a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Areas of fog
in the morning. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

Hitchcock/HSK