Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
086 FZUS61 KBUF 010202 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026 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 30.5 inch high will settle over the northern Mid Atlantic states Sunday through Monday before drifting off the eastern seaboard Tuesday. A 29.5 inch low is then forecast to move very slowly from the upper Mississippi Valley Tuesday to the upper Great Lakes by Wednesday, and then into western Quebec by Thursday and Friday. LOZ062-010900- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-010900- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ061-010900- MAFOR 0103/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13500 12400 12300 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11700 11600 11500 13400 11300 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$