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FZUS61 KBUF 181420
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 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...An expansive 30.2 inch high will remain ridged back
across the lower Great Lakes from the New England coast through the
end of the week. Meanwhile, a weak 29.9 inch area of low pressure
centered over the southern Appalachians today will drift northeast
along the Mid Atlantic and Jersey coasts while weakening further
through the end of the week. A weak back door cold front will cross
the area on Friday with with another area of expansive high pressure
building back southwest across the lower Great Lakes for the
upcoming weekend.

LOZ062-182100-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ063>065-182100-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1020 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ061-182100-
MAFOR 1815/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14200 11200 13100. Waves 1 foot or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11300 15100 11100. Waves 1 foot or less.

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