Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
952 FZUS61 KBUF 211436 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1036 AM 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 through tonight before dissipating. 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. LOZ062-212115- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1036 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Scattered showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Scattered showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 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 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-212115- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1036 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Scattered showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Scattered showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Monday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ061-212115- MAFOR 2115/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14200 19206 14200. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11310 11200 11200 19206 11300 19306 11300 13310. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Sunday morning. $$