Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
841 FZUS61 KBUF 110740 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 340 AM EDT Sat May 11 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 weak 29.8 inch ridge will slide across the lake tonight, with a 29.6 inch trough then forecast to approach the lower Great Lakes Saturday. A 29.9 inch high will move into the Great Lakes region Sunday. A weak 29.8 inch front will approach and then cross the lake on Monday and linger into Tuesday. A 29.6 inch low will move off the Mid-Atlantic coast Wednesday. LOZ062-111515- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 340 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Showers likely late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely early, then a chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-111515- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 340 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely through the early overnight, then a chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-111515- MAFOR 1109/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11400 11300 11200 11210 11206 13300. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11400 12300 11200 11300 11306 12300. Waves 1 foot or less. $$