


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
174 FZUS61 KBUF 170202 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 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 frontal boundary stalled to our south will begin to lift back north on Tuesday. Meanwhile...a 29.5 inch low is forecast to track across the upper Great Lakes and then across Ontario-Quebec through Tuesday night. A low averaging 29.5 is forecast to track northeast through the central Great Lakes Wednesday while deepening to 29.3 inches as it heads off into Ontairo-Quebec. A 30.1 inch high builds northeast across the region Friday into the weekend. LOZ062-170900- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Patchy fog late. Waves around 1 foot. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Patchy fog early. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-170900- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-170900- MAFOR 1703/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14300 12200 11300 11410. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12300 12310 12300 11310 11410. A chance of showers Tuesday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. $$