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FZUS61 KBUF 290213
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1013 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 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 29.7 inch low will track from near Lake Superior
tonight to Quebec by Saturday night before moving into the
Canadian Maritimes by late Sunday while pushing several frontal
boundaries across the region. A 30.3 inch high will then build
across the Great Lakes on Monday before passing east of the lake
on Tuesday.

LOZ062-290915-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1013 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
A chance of showers late this evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds in the evening. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 10 knots or
less. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ063>065-290915-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1013 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. Showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south.
Showers likely early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
from late morning on. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds.
Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest
and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds in the
evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 4 to
7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest less than
10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ061-290915-
MAFOR 2903/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11310 12316 12426 13526. A chance of
thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Saturday.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Saturday evening.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11310 11426 11336 14436 11426. A chance of
thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Saturday and
Saturday evening.

$$

Hitchcock