Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
127 FZUS61 KBUF 141737 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 137 PM EDT Tue May 14 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 wavy cold frontal boundary will slowly drift south across the lake tonight. A 30.0 inch high centered over northwest Ontario on Wednesday will settle across the Lower Great Lakes Wednesday night and Thursday. A 29.6 inch low will approach the lake from the Ohio Valley Friday. LOZ062-142115- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 137 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves around 1 foot. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-142115- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 137 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-142115- MAFOR 1415/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12100 12200 13100 11110. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11700 11800 11200 11400 11300 12200 11100. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ Hitchcock