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FZUS61 KBUF 280827
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
427 AM 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 early 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.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
427 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South 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.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2
to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
427 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then just showers likely
overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves building
to 5 to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally
around 11 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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MAFOR 2809/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11200 11300 11200 13210 11310 11400. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11300 11400 11300 12210 12310 11410. A chance of
showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet
tonight.

$$

JJR/RSH