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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

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.

LEZ020-280900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms Monday night.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms during the day.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 69 degrees.

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LOZ030-280900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms Monday night.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms during the day.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-280900-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy in
the evening, then becoming clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-280900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-280900-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly
clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 66 degrees.

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LOZ045-280900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Showers with a chance
of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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