


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
287 FZUS61 KBUF 251402 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 AM EDT Wed Jun 25 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 weak cold front will settle south across the eastern Great Lakes region today, then stall just south of the lake tonight through Friday morning. A 29.8 inch low is forecast to move from the central Great Lakes Friday to southern Quebec Saturday. A 30.1 inch surface high will track across and just east of the lake from Saturday night through Monday morning, providing mostly dry conditions for Sunday and Monday. LOZ062-252100- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 AM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...West winds less than 10 knots. A chance of showers late this morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers and thunderstorms likely Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-252100- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 AM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers with thunderstorms likely Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-252100- MAFOR 2515/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12600 11100 13200 12210. A chance of showers late this morning and Thursday morning. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Thursday morning. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12700 11800 14100 11110. A chance of showers Thursday morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$