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FZUS61 KBUF 200205
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1005 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 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 29.4 inch low over northern Quebec tonight will
continue to move away from the region on Saturday...while an
expansive 30.6 inch high will move from the Canadian Rockies to
the northern plains. The large high will continue to push south to
the Lower Mississippi valley by late Sunday. The high will be
centered over the Ohio valley on Monday. This high will slip to
the east Tuesday, while a 29.6 inch surface low deepens across the
western Great Lakes, with a warm front extending towards the Lake
Tuesday night.

LOZ062-200915-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1005 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers Tuesday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LOZ063>065-200915-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1005 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to
8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming
northwest. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers
Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
Rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain showers
Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.

$$

LOZ061-200915-
MAFOR 2003/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11610 11600 11510 14620 11620. Waves 2 to 3 feet
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet Saturday.
Waves 3 to 6 feet Saturday evening.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11610 11600 11500 11520 11620 12630 11620. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet
Saturday. Waves 5 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet
Saturday evening.

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