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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1020 AM EDT Sun May 31 2020

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.

LEZ020-312115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1020 AM EDT Sun May 31 2020

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 10 knots becoming northwest.
Mostly sunny.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Mostly sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely
overnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than
10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 56 degrees.

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LOZ030-312115-
Lower Niagara River-
1020 AM EDT Sun May 31 2020

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly
sunny.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Mostly sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely
overnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than
10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy.

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LEZ040-041-312115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1020 AM EDT Sun May 31 2020

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ042-312115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1020 AM EDT Sun May 31 2020

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Scattered
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely
overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ043-044-312115-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1020 AM EDT Sun May 31 2020

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
15 to 20 knots. Scattered showers late this morning. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 10 knots or less overnight. Scattered showers.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 54 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-312115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1020 AM EDT Sun May 31 2020

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Scattered showers late this
morning. Waves 2 feet or less building to 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. Scattered showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.

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