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FZUS61 KBUF 262018
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
418 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 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 29.9 inch high will build across the upper Great
Lakes tonight and then slide east across the waters on Thursday
and then into New England on Friday. A 29.6 inch low will then
move across the upper Great Lakes Saturday and Sunday with another
cold front crossing the region. A 30.3 inch high will build across
the Great Lakes on Monday.

LOZ062-270330-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
418 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of
showers late this evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than
10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ063>065-270330-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
418 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than
10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ061-270330-
MAFOR 2621/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11610 11500 11610 13710 11700 11600. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11500 11510 11500 11600 11700 11810 11700 11600.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3
feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday.

$$