


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
668 FZUS61 KBUF 090202 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 PM EDT Mon Sep 8 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 30.3 inch high will expand east across the Great Lakes region tonight, before drifting east across New England through Wednesday. A weakening cold front will cross the lake Thursday, with a 30.3 inch Canadian high building south across the lower Great Lakes by Friday. LOZ062-090900- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 PM EDT Mon Sep 8 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ063>065-090900- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 PM EDT Mon Sep 8 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ061-090900- MAFOR 0903/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12300 12400 14200. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 13400 12300 11200 11100 11200. Waves 1 foot or less. $$