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FZUS61 KBUF 211052
GLFLO

OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
652 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE ONTARIO

.SYNOPSIS...A 29.4 INCH FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED OVER THE LAKE
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY LIFTING
NORTH. SEVERAL WEAK LOW PRESSURE WAVES WILL TRACK ALONG THIS
FRONTAL BOUNDARY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL THEN
FINALLY DROP BACK SOUTH ACROSS THE LAKE EARLY ON THURSDAY. THE
FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST ON
FRIDAY WHILE A 30.4 INCH HIGH WILL BUILD SOUTH ACROSS THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS ALL OF THE
GREAT LAKES ON SATURDAY.

LOZ062-211500-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
652 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
AVERAGING ONE FOOT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND ONE FOOT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

LOZ063>065-211500-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
652 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES AROUND ONE FOOT.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AVERAGING ONE FOOT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$

LOZ061-211500-
MAFOR 2112 AMD/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11900 11500 11200 11206 11406 12500. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11400 11100 11200 12206 12506. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.

$$

JJR/RSH