Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
161 FZUS61 KBUF 270106 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 906 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 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 high will build across the upper Great Lakes tonight and then slide east across the waters on Thursday before moving across New England on Friday. A 29.6 inch low will then move across the upper Great Lakes Saturday and Sunday with another cold front crossing the region. A 30.3 inch high will build across the Great Lakes on Monday. LOZ062-270315- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 906 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-270315- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 906 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-270315- MAFOR 2621/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11516 11600 11610 14710 11610. A chance of thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11516 12510 11610 11700 12710 11610. A chance of thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday. $$