Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
619 FZUS61 KBUF 300902 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 402 AM EST Sun Nov 30 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 30.5 inch surface high will drift along the Northeast Coast to the Canadian Maritimes through tonight. A surface low will cut northeastward through the central Great Lakes Sunday, slowly deepening from 29.6 inches Sunday morning to 29.4 inches Sunday night over western Quebec. A cold front from this low will cross the Lake late Sunday night. A 30.4 inch surface high centered over the Central Plains will then build east across the Great Lakes Monday, sliding quickly to New England on Tuesday. A 29.7 inch surface low off the Carolina coastline Tuesday morning will deepen to 28.9 inches over southern Atlantic Canada by early Wednesday morning before going out to sea. A 30.2 inch surface high will build across the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes later Wednesday into Thursday morning before pushing off the coast. A large 29.2 inch surface low near Hudson Bay will push its cold front across the lake on Thursday. LOZ062-301600- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 402 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales this afternoon. Snow showers early, then rain and snow showers late this morning. Rain showers this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 10 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 30 knots after midnight. A chance of rain and snow showers through the early overnight. Waves 11 to 15 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 19 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Snow showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Snow showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots. Snow showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers Thursday night. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. $$ LOZ063-301600- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- 402 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming southwest. Snow showers likely early, then rain and snow showers likely late this morning. Rain showers likely this afternoon. Waves 5 to 9 feet building to 9 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 30 knots after midnight. A chance of rain and snow showers through the early overnight, then a chance of snow showers late. Waves 11 to 16 feet subsiding to 9 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 20 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. Snow showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .THURSDAY...West gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers Thursday night. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. $$ LOZ064-065-301600- Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- 402 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales this afternoon. Snow likely early, then snow showers with rain showers likely. Rain showers likely late. Waves 6 to 10 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 30 knots after midnight. Rain showers early, then rain and snow showers. A chance of snow and rain showers late. Waves 10 to 14 feet building to 12 to 16 feet, then subsiding to 10 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 20 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots overnight. Snow showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers during the day, then snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 8 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers Thursday night. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. $$ LOZ061-301600- MAFOR 3010/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12447 11456 12550 11650 12740. A chance of snow early this morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 10 to 13 feet, and occasionally around 16 feet today. Waves 10 to 15 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 19 feet tonight. ONTARIO EAST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...13447 11550 11556 11656 11650 11740. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 8 to 12 feet, and occasionally around 15 feet today. Waves 10 to 14 feet building to 12 to 16 feet, then subsiding to 10 to 13 feet, and occasionally around 20 feet tonight. $$