Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
742 FZUS61 KBUF 180836 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 436 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 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 30.2 inch high will remain ridged back across the lower Great Lakes from the New England coast through the end of the week. Meanwhile, a weak 29.9 inch area of low pressure centered over the southern Appalachians today will drift northeast along the Mid Atlantic and Jersey coasts while weakening further through the end of the week. A weak back door cold front will cross the area on Friday with with another area of expansive high pressure building back southwest across the lower Great Lakes for the upcoming weekend. LOZ062-181500- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 436 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-181500- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 436 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ061-181500- MAFOR 1809/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12300 14200 11200 11100. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 13300 14100 11100. Waves 1 foot or less. $$