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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

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 compact 29.4 inch low just north of Lake Ontario
tonight will rotate across northern New York Monday morning. A
30.0 inch high centered over the Ohio Valley on Monday will then
extend northwards across the Great Lakes. The axis of the high
pressure will cross the lake Monday night and Tuesday. The next
cold front will then cross the lake Wednesday. Another 30.0 inch
high will then build across the central Great Lakes and into the
lower Lakes Thursday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3
to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10
feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early. Waves
5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2
to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 5
to 8 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13
feet.
.MONDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 7 to
10 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
13 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2321/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13630 11640 12740 11730 11610. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet tonight.
Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, and occasionally
around 11 feet Monday.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11530 12630 12640 12740 11730. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms early this evening, then a chance of
thunderstorms this evening. A chance of showers overnight. A
chance of showers Monday. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 7 to 10
feet, and occasionally around 13 feet tonight. Waves 7 to 10 feet
subsiding to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet Monday.

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