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FZUS61 KBUF 022003
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
403 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 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 29.9 inch low will weaken as it approaches the
lake this evening, with the low then passing east of the Lake
tonight. 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. A trough of low pressure averaging 29.6 inches
will dig across the central Great Lakes on Wednesday. This trough
will pass to the east of the Lake Wednesday night and Thursday.

LOZ062-030315-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
403 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Scattered showers this evening. Patchy fog late. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog early. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ063>065-030315-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
403 PM EDT Sun Jun 2 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Showers likely early, then scattered showers late this evening.
Patchy fog late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming north. Patchy
fog early. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers
Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ061-030315-
MAFOR 0221/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11200 19206 11300 19306 12300 13200 11100. Waves
1 foot or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11806 11300 19306 11400 11300 12200 11100 11800.
Waves 1 foot or less.

$$