Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
152 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ020-190915-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
152 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog
after midnight, then areas of dense fog late.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Areas of dense fog in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Areas of fog
overnight.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 55 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-190915-
Lower Niagara River-
152 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. Areas of fog.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Areas of dense fog in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Areas of fog overnight.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Areas of fog in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear in
the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-041-190915-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
152 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Areas of
fog. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Areas of dense fog. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Areas of fog.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Areas of fog in the morning.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-190915-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
152 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Areas of
fog. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Areas of dense fog. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Areas of fog.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Areas of fog in the morning.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-044-190915-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
152 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Areas of fog
late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Areas of fog. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Areas of fog.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming north. Areas of
fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 49 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-190915-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
152 AM EDT Sun May 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Areas of fog
overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Patchy
fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$