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FZUS61 KBUF 030302
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1002 PM EST Mon Nov 2 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 just off the mid Atlantic coastline
will continue to slowly drift further offshore through 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 across Quebec Thursday and Friday. Following the passage of
the low...29.9 inch troughing will linger across the Lower Great
Lakes Saturday.

LOZ062-031000-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1002 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the
morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers during the
day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers during the day, then showers likely Friday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LOZ063>065-031000-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1002 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
through early afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
15 knots. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 0304/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13400 11410 11510 11410 12400. A chance of
showers Tuesday morning. Waves 2 feet or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12400 13410 11400 12410. Waves 2 feet or less
overnight and Tuesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Tuesday evening.

$$