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FZUS61 KBUF 031404
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1004 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 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 30.4 inch high will expand to the Ohio Valley and
eastern seaboard this afternoon through Thursday. This high will
eventually drift off the southeast coast Friday. A weak cold front
will then settle south across the lower Great Lakes Saturday into
Sunday. High pressure averaging 30.4 inches will push southeast into
the region starting early Monday and center near or just east of the
lake through Wednesday.

LOZ062-032100-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1004 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely Friday
night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ063>065-032100-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1004 AM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ061-032100-
MAFOR 0315/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11600 12500 11600 14500. Waves 1 foot or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11600 11610 15500. Waves 2 feet or less.

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