Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
485 FZUS61 KBUF 260233 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1033 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. LOZ062-260915- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1033 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 2 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. $$ LOZ063>065-260915- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1033 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely late this evening, then showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely early, then a chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ061-260915- MAFOR 2603/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11520 11510 12600 12610 11600 11700. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Thursday and Thursday evening. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12426 11510 14610 11600. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday and Thursday evening. $$ AR