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FZUS61 KBUF 220228
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1028 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 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 weak 29.8 inch trough will move across the lower
Great Lakes overnight. A weak 30.0 inch ridge will then build
across the lower Great Lakes Sunday. A cold front will then move
from the upper Great Lakes Sunday to the lower Great Lakes Monday,
where it will stall through the middle of next week. Several weak
29.8 inch lows will move along the stalled front Monday through
Wednesday. On Thursday low pressure will exit into New England
while a 30.2 inch high builds across Lake Superior.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1028 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. A chance of showers late this evening. Areas of fog after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Areas of fog through early
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day, then showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds around 10 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1028 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers late this evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers
during the day, then showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2203/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11200 12203 11303 11203 11200 11210 11310. Waves
2 feet or less overnight and Sunday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday
evening.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11300 13310 11300 11200 11210 11320. Waves 2
feet or less overnight and Sunday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday
evening.

$$