Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
608 FZUS61 KBUF 160302 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 PM EST Sat Nov 15 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...A 29.2 inch low will deepen to 29.0 inches as it tracks from Georgian Bay to central New England by Sunday morning while also sending an attendant cold front across the Lake tonight. This low will deepen further to 28.8 inches over northern New England Sunday before moving to the Canadian Maritimes Monday, then north to Labrador Tuesday. A 30.3 inch high will then build from the upper Great Lakes Tuesday to the lower Great Lakes Wednesday, then to New England Thursday. LOZ062-161000- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of showers late. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots. A chance of rain showers in the morning, then a chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 9 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Rain showers likely Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ063-161000- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- 1002 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales after midnight. A chance of showers late this evening. A chance of showers late. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 11 to 15 feet. Waves occasionally around 19 feet. .SUNDAY...West gales to 35 knots becoming northwest. Rain showers likely in the morning, then a chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 11 to 15 feet. Waves occasionally around 19 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 8 to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves around 1 foot. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LOZ064-065-161000- Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales after midnight. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 11 to 15 feet. Waves occasionally around 19 feet. .SUNDAY...West gales to 35 knots becoming northwest. Rain showers in the morning, then rain and snow showers likely early in the afternoon. Snow showers likely late. Waves 11 to 15 feet. Waves occasionally around 19 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knots. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ061-161000- MAFOR 1604/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12640 11740 13750 12740. A chance of showers overnight. A chance of rain showers Sunday morning, then a chance of snow showers Sunday afternoon. A chance of snow showers Sunday evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 10 to 13 feet, and occasionally around 16 feet overnight. Waves 10 to 14 feet, and occasionally around 18 feet Sunday and Sunday evening. ONTARIO EAST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11640 12650 11756 14750. A chance of snow showers Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 11 to 15 feet, and occasionally around 19 feet overnight. Waves 10 to 15 feet, and occasionally around 19 feet Sunday and Sunday evening. $$