Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
677 FZUS61 KBUF 150322 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1022 PM EST Tue Jan 14 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 29.9 inch trough will cross the lake tonight, then a 30.7 inch high over the Mississippi Valley will ridge across the Lower Great Lakes Wednesday, approaching the lake early Thursday morning. A 29.5 inch low will then track near or over Lake Superior Friday and Quebec on Saturday with its trailing cold front crossing the lake Saturday. LOZ062-151015- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1022 PM EST Tue Jan 14 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers early in the afternoon. Snow showers likely late. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance of snow showers. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Rain and snow showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-151015- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1022 PM EST Tue Jan 14 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. A chance of lake effect snow showers. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers early in the afternoon. Lake effect snow late. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Lake effect snow. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Rain and snow showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. $$ LOZ061-151015- MAFOR 1504/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11730 14720 13620. A chance of snow showers late this evening, Wednesday afternoon, and Wednesday evening. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Wednesday and Wednesday evening. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12730 14720 11727 11627. A chance of lake effect snow showers late this evening and Wednesday afternoon. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Wednesday and Wednesday evening. $$