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FZUS61 KBUF 010902
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
402 AM EST Sun Nov 1 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 30.5 inch high will settle over the northern Mid
Atlantic states Sunday through Monday before drifting off the
eastern seaboard 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 into western Quebec by Thursday
and Friday.

LOZ062-011600-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
402 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely Wednesday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LOZ063>065-011600-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
402 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers
Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ061-011600-
MAFOR 0110/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11500 12400 12300 11400 12500. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11500 12410 12300 11410 12510. Waves 2 feet or
less.

$$