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FZUS61 KBUF 010832
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
432 AM EDT Wed May 1 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 29.9 inch high will slide across the lake today. A
29.6 inch low will then develop across the Central Plains on
Thursday, deepening to 29.4 inches near western Lake Superior on
Friday. A warm front will extend eastward from this low towards
the lake Friday. Low pressure will pass by to the north, with a
cold front crossing the lake on Saturday, followed by another
cold front on Sunday.

LOZ062-011515-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
432 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Patchy dense
fog this morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers
likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ063>065-011515-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
432 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Patchy
fog this morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers Friday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely. Waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 0109/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11600 19604 11500 11400 12200 11300 11500 11610.
Waves 2 feet or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11800 11600 11500 11300 11200 11300 11400 11510.
Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

EAJ