Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
917 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 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.

LEZ020-010915-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
917 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south around
10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Friday night.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 49 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-010915-
Lower Niagara River-
917 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Mostly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of
showers.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Showers likely.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers during the day.

$$

LEZ040-041-010915-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
917 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light
and variable. Patchy fog late. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Showers
likely. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-010915-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
917 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. A chance of showers late this evening. Patchy fog
after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ043-044-010915-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
917 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
north. Patchy fog late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Patchy fog in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Showers
likely. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 45 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-010915-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
917 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less. Cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Partly to
mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers
likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$