Nearshore Marine Forecast
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159 FZUS51 KBUF 242034 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 434 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 For waters within five nautical miles of shore 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. LEZ020-250300- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 434 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this evening, then showers likely after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Mostly cloudy. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly cloudy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Buffalo is 72 degrees. $$ LOZ030-250300- Lower Niagara River- 434 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this evening, then showers likely after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Partly to mostly sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Mostly cloudy. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly cloudy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ040-041-250300- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 434 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms early, then showers likely. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ042-250300- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 434 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms through the early overnight, then showers likely late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ043-044-250300- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 434 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Rochester is 55 degrees. $$ LOZ045-250300- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 434 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$