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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1240 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 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.

LEZ020-180915-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1240 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Light rain ending.
Patchy fog late.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming partly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. A chance of showers overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers in the evening.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly to
mostly sunny.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 43 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-180915-
Lower Niagara River-
1240 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Light rain ending.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny in the
morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. A chance of showers overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.

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LEZ040-041-180915-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1240 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog late. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. A chance of showers overnight. Waves subsiding to 1
foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the
evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to around
10 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2
feet or less.

$$

LOZ042-180915-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1240 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Light rain ending. Waves 2 to 4
feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Patchy
fog in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Showers. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3
feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2
feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-044-180915-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1240 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Occasional light
rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest.
Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny.
Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 44 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-180915-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1240 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south.
Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south to
30 knots. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4
feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.

$$