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665 FZUS61 KBUF 240845 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 445 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 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 compact 29.4 inch low just north of Lake Ontario will rotate across northern New York this morning. A 30.0 inch high centered over the Ohio Valley on Monday will then extend northwards across the Great Lakes. The axis of the high pressure will cross the lake Monday night and Tuesday. The next cold front will then cross the lake Wednesday. Another 30.0 inch high will then build across the central Great Lakes and into the lower Lakes Thursday and Friday. LOZ062-241515- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 445 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 .TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-241515- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 445 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 .TODAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely this morning, then a chance of showers early this afternoon. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LOZ061-241515- MAFOR 2409/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12740 11730 11610 12710 11700 11600. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11640 12740 11730 11710 13600. A chance of showers this morning. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. $$ EAJ