Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
554 FZUS61 KBUF 051959 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 359 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 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 trough averaging 29.5 inches will dig across the eastern Great Lakes tonight. This broad trough will gradually drift across the lake Thursday and Friday, before weakening to 29.8 inches while sliding into New England over the weekend. LOZ062-060315- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 359 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms from late evening on. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds from late evening on. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers from late morning on. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then scattered showers overnight. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves around 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-060315- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 359 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-060315- MAFOR 0521/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12300 11306 12406 11500 11610 11510. A chance of thunderstorms tonight. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11400 12300 11306 11406 11400 11510 11610. A chance of thunderstorms tonight and Thursday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$