933
FZUS61 KBUF 031402
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1002 AM EDT Thu Sep 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 weak trough averaging 29.9 inches lingers over Lake Ontario
through tonight. On Friday through Monday, a ridge averaging 30.1
inches should affect the lake as the embedded high pressure center
moves from northern Ontario toward the Mid-Atlantic States. This
ridge should then exit generally southward Monday night through
Tuesday and allow a cold front to drift southward across Lake
Ontario.

LOZ062-032100-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1002 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots.
Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ063>065-032100-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1002 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ061-032100-
MAFOR 0315/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14600 14700. Waves 1 foot or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14600 11600 12700 11800. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$