Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
543 FZUS61 KBUF 071729 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 129 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 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 trough averaging 29.4 inches will pass through the lower Great Lakes while weakening to 29.7 through Saturday as it slides to New England. A 29.9 inch high will approach the Lake from the west Monday and then slide over head on Tuesday. LOZ062-072115- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 129 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-072115- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 129 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-072115- MAFOR 0715/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11536 11626 12610 13620 11630. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight and Saturday morning. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11610 11626 13620 13630. Waves 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Saturday morning. $$ AR