Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
303 FZUS61 KBUF 251942 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 342 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 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 26.6 inch low in the vicinity of the SOO will move north to westernmost Quebec tonight. This will allow a slow moving cold front to cross the lake by daybreak Thursday. A 30.1 inch high will then move across the lake Thursday afternoon through Friday. The lake will be situated between a 30.2 inch high over southern Quebec and weakening low pressure over the Mississippi Valley Saturday through Sunday. LOZ062-260315- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 342 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-260315- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 342 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely early, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms from late evening on. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely early, then a chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-260315- MAFOR 2521/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11410 11416 11410 11510 12600 12610. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11430 11436 12426 11510 13610. A chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday. $$ AR