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FZUS61 KBUF 251835
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
235 PM EDT Sat May 25 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 cold front will cross the lakes this afternoon and
evening. A 29.9 inch high will build in late tonight and remain
over the lake through Sunday. A 29.3 inch low will then track from
Lake Michigan to central Quebec Sunday night through Tuesday,
with its warm front crossing the lake Monday, and its trailing
cold front then following suit Monday night. This low will then
weaken to 29.6 inches as it will remain over Quebec Tuesday and
Tuesday night.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
235 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance
of thunderstorms. Waves around 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of showers early. Patchy fog late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Patchy
fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
235 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a
chance of showers. Patchy fog late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Patchy fog
in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 2515/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11226 11216 11200 11300 11600 13700. A chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon.
Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Sunday morning.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11100 11106 11206 11300 11500 13600. A chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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