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FZUS61 KBUF 251403
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 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 30.2 inch surface high will linger just off the New
England coast today, before slowly weakening while drifting to the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence Sunday. A 29.5 inch area of low pressure will
develop over the western Great Lakes Sunday night into Monday,
before strengthening to 29.3 inches while moving southeast into the
lower Great Lakes region Monday night and Tuesday. A cold front
associated with this low will swing across the Lake late Tuesday and
Tuesday night. The low will then weaken to 29.6 inches while
drifting east into New England by Wednesday.

LOZ062-252100-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1003 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ063>065-252100-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1003 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms during the day, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to around
10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ061-252100-
MAFOR 2515/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13200 11300 11400 13500. Waves 1 foot or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11300 12200 11300 14400. Waves 2 feet or less.

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