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GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
402 AM EST Mon Nov 17 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 28.9 low over Maine will make its way across the
Canadian Maritimes through Monday, before withdrawing northward
across Labrador on 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. A 29.6 inch low over central Ontario
will then make its way to Quebec Friday, while pushing its trailing
cold front across the lake.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
402 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers
through early afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally
around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Rain
showers likely Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay-
402 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Lake effect rain showers likely with a chance of lake effect snow
showers late. Waves 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around
13 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Rain showers likely
early, then a chance of snow and rain showers late in the
evening. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves 5 to
9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
11 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely Thursday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence
River-
402 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Waves 7 to 10 feet. Waves
occasionally around 13 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 6 to 10 feet
subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Rain
showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.

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MAFOR 1710/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 15730 12720. A chance of snow showers today.
Waves 5 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet today. Waves 5
to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally around 10
feet tonight.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12740 11730 11740 14730. A chance of rain and
snow showers this afternoon and evening. Waves 7 to 11 feet, and
occasionally around 14 feet today. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding
to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet tonight.

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