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FZUS51 KBUF 171430
NSHBUF

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1030 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 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.

LEZ020-172115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1030 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly
sunny.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Partly sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mostly
cloudy.
.THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 71 degrees.

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LOZ030-172115-
Lower Niagara River-
1030 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly to mostly sunny.
.FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Partly
cloudy.

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LEZ040-041-172115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1030 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Partly sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1
foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LOZ042-172115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1030 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds around 10 knots. Partly to mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.

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LOZ043-044-172115-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1030 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1
foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 64 degrees, and the central
Lake Ontario buoy water temperature is 71 degrees.

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LOZ045-172115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1030 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. Partly sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.

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