Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
542 FZUS61 KBUF 131437 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1037 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 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 29.6 inch area of low pressure will cross central Quebec today 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. LOZ062-132115- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1037 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-132115- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1037 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-132115- MAFOR 1315/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14520 12510 12600. A chance of showers tonight and Friday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Friday morning. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11410 14510 11510 11610 11600. A chance of showers tonight and Friday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Friday morning. $$