Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
845 FZUS61 KBUF 011502 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 AM EST Mon Dec 1 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 30.4 inch surface high centered over the Central Plains will build east across the Great Lakes today, sliding quickly to New England on Tuesday. A 29.6 inch surface low off the Carolina coastline Tuesday morning will deepen to 28.9 inches over southern Atlantic Canada by early Wednesday morning before going out to sea. A 30.2 inch surface high will build across the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes later Wednesday into Thursday morning before pushing off the coast. A large 29.2 inch surface low near Hudson Bay will push its cold front across the lake on Thursday, with another 30.4 inch high building in its wake Thursday night. The high will then quickly move east of the lake Friday. LOZ062-012200- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Snow late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Snow in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots. Snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely during the day. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063-012200- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- 1002 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Snow likely late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Snow likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers during the day. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A chance of snow showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ064-065-012200- Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Snow likely late. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and increasing to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers during the day, then snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers Thursday night. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LOZ061-012200- MAFOR 0116/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11700 11600 13400 12307 11300. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Tuesday morning. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11710 12600 11400 11410 11310 12317. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Tuesday morning. $$