Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
079 FZUS61 KBUF 120751 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 351 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 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 30.1 inch high will move from the eastern Great Lakes to New England through tonight. A 29.6 inch area of low pressure will cross central Quebec Thursday and Friday, with its cold front dropping southward across the lake early Friday. An expansive area of high pressure centered over the Upper Great Lakes Friday night will slowly cross Lake Ontario Saturday and Sunday. LOZ062-121530- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 351 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-121530- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 351 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-121530- MAFOR 1209/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12500 11400 11200 12300 12400. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11400 13500 12300 11400 11410. Waves 1 foot or less. $$