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FZUS61 KBUF 010212
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1012 PM EDT Fri May 31 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 30.3 inch high across the eastern Great Lakes will
drift southeast towards the Carolinas tonight and Saturday. A
29.9 inch low will approach the lake from the Ohio Valley Sunday
then pass east of the area Sunday night. After that, a 30.1 inch
high will build over the eastern Great Lakes Monday and then drift
to the New England coast Monday night and Tuesday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1012 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds around 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1012 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 0103/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11610 11510 12500 11600 11700 12300. Waves 2
feet or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12610 14600 12300. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Saturday and
Saturday evening.

$$

Hitchcock