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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1002 AM EST Wed Dec 3 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 30.2 inch surface high will build across the Ohio
Valley and Lower Great Lakes later today 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 tonight, with
another 30.4 inch high building in its wake Thursday night. The high
will then quickly move east of the lake Friday. Another cold front
will cross the Lake late Saturday and Saturday night, this from a
29.3 inch low near northern James Bay. Then, another area of surface
high pressure averaging 30.3 inches will build eastward across the
Great Lakes through Sunday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1002 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Scattered snow
showers late this morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to
8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Lake effect
snow showers likely. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
11 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Lake
effect snow showers likely. Waves 6 to 10 feet. Waves
occasionally around 13 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
southwest. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay-
1002 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Lake effect
snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 6 to 10 feet. Waves
occasionally around 13 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Lake
effect snow showers. Waves 8 to 11 feet building to 9 to 13 feet.
Waves occasionally around 16 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming southwest
and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding
to 2 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1002 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Scattered snow
showers late this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow
showers likely early, then lake effect snow and rain showers late
in the evening. Lake effect snow showers after midnight. Waves
5 to 9 feet building to 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around
14 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Lake
effect snow showers in the morning, then a chance of snow showers
in the afternoon. Waves 8 to 11 feet building to 9 to 13 feet.
Waves occasionally around 16 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots overnight. A chance of snow showers
overnight. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 13 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest.
Snow showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet,
then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

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MAFOR 0316/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13530 11537 12637 12640. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet this
afternoon. Waves 6 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet
tonight. Waves 7 to 11 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet
Thursday morning.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11520 12530 12547 11637 11647 11747. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet this afternoon. Waves 5 to 9 feet
building to 7 to 11 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet
tonight. Waves 8 to 12 feet, and occasionally around 15 feet
Thursday morning.

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