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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
426 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ020-231500-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
426 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Showers likely with scattered thunderstorms during the day, then
a chance of showers Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of showers Sunday night.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers and thunderstorms likely during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 62 degrees.

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LOZ030-231500-
Lower Niagara River-
426 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Showers likely with scattered thunderstorms during the day, then
a chance of showers Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of
showers Sunday night.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers and thunderstorms likely during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-231500-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
426 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with scattered thunderstorms during the day, then a chance
of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
and thunderstorms likely during the day, then showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less
building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-231500-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
426 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance
of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers and thunderstorms likely during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to
2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-231500-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
426 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mainly
clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with scattered thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of
showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers and thunderstorms likely during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 feet
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 51 degrees.

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LOZ045-231500-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
426 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance
of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of
showers Sunday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Showers and thunderstorms likely during the day, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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