


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
094 FZUS61 KBUF 010810 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 410 AM EDT Mon Sep 1 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...The center of a 30.3 inch high will drift east across New England today, then into the Canadian Maritimes Tuesday. A weaker 30.1 inch high will remain in place across the Great Lakes Tuesday before drifting off the eastern seaboard Wednesday. Meanwhile, a 29.4 inch low will move across the upper Great Lakes Wednesday, eventually sending an attendant cold front across the Lake later in the week. LOZ062-011500- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 410 AM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-011500- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 410 AM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-011500- MAFOR 0109/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12400 12100 13200 11300. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12300 11100 12800 11100 11200 11400. Waves 1 foot or less. $$