Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
249 FZUS61 KBUF 312017 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 417 PM EDT Fri May 31 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 30.3 inch high across the eastern Great Lakes will drift southeast towards the Carolinas tonight and Saturday. A 29.9 inch low will approach the lake from the Ohio Valley Sunday then pass east of the area Sunday night. After that, a 30.1 inch high will build over the eastern Great Lakes Monday and then drift to the New England coast Monday night and Tuesday. LOZ062-010330- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 417 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ063>065-010330- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 417 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-010330- MAFOR 3121/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11610 13510 13500 11600. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11610 11620 11610 11620 11610 12500 11600. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday. $$