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FZUS61 KBUF 261429
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1029 AM 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 cold front will cross the lake this afternoon. A
29.9 inch high will build across the lower Great Lakes Thursday
and slide east 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.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1029 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers through the early overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South 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 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1029 AM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 2615/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14600 11600 11700 12710. A chance of showers
this afternoon and evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11600 11610 13600 12700 11710. A chance of
showers this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$