Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
234 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ020-252115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
234 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early
this afternoon, then a chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog
overnight.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 63 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-252115-
Lower Niagara River-
234 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early
, then a chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog
overnight.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-041-252115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
234 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
A chance of showers. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening. Areas of fog overnight. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Areas of fog in the
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-252115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
234 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog overnight. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-044-252115-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
234 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. Patchy fog overnight. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Patchy fog
in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 63 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-252115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
234 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog in the
morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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