979
FZUS61 KBUF 282003
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
402 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 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 29.8 inch low just southeast of Long Island this
afternoon will continue to drift northeast along the New England
coast through Tuesday while filling to 29.9 inches. This low will
finally dissipate over the North Atlantic Wednesday as a 30.1 inch
high builds to just off the Mid Atlantic coast. A cold front over
the upper Great Lakes Wednesday night will cross the lower Great
Lakes Thursday night. A 30.4 inch high is then forecast to build
into the upper Great Lakes Friday and the lower Great Lakes by
Saturday, before exiting into northern Maine Sunday.

LOZ062-290300-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
402 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog late. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
Patchy fog early. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Thursday
night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers
likely during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LOZ063>065-290300-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
402 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LOZ061-290300-
MAFOR 2821/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13700 11800 12100 12200. Waves 1 foot or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12810 15800. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$