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FZUS61 KBUF 282019
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
419 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 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 30.0 inch high over the lake this morning will
drift east across New England this afternoon. A 29.7 inch low will
then track from the upper Mississippi Valley to Quebec Friday
night through Sunday while pushing several frontal boundaries
across the region. A 30.3 inch high will then build across the
Great Lakes on Monday before passing east of the lake on Tuesday.

LOZ062-290315-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
419 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers after midnight. Showers likely late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 10 knots or
less. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ063>065-290315-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
419 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers after midnight. Showers likely
late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest
and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 4 to
7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest less than
10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ061-290315-
MAFOR 2821/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12210 11310 11410 11316 12426 11526. A chance of
thunderstorms Saturday. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3
feet building to 3 to 5 feet Saturday.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11210 12310 11420 11426 13436. A chance of
thunderstorms Saturday. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Saturday.

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