Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
159 FZUS61 KBUF 161521 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1121 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 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...An expansive 30.3 inch high will extend to the Lower Great Lakes from the New England coast through at least Tuesday night. A broad upper level disturbance centered over the southern Appalachians on Wednesday will then drift north and further weaken on Thursday. High pressure over Quebec will then strengthen and once again extend across the Lower Great Lakes for the end of the week. LOZ062-162115- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1121 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-162115- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1121 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ061-162115- MAFOR 1615/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11600 14200 13300. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12500 12200 12300 12400. Waves 1 foot or less. $$