


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
234 FZUS61 KBUF 150202 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025 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 30.1 inch high will slowly drift from the Upper Midwest to New England through Wednesday. A 29.7 inch low will track northeastward across the Great Lakes and into Quebec Wednesday night and Thursday. The trailing cold front will slowly track across the lake early on Friday as another wave tracks across the region. A 30.2 inch surface high pressure will build into the region late Friday into the weekend. LOZ062-150900- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-150900- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025 .OVERNIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-150900- MAFOR 1503/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11500 12600 11500 11600 11100 11200 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12500 11600 11500 11600 11700 11100 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. $$