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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1022 AM EDT Mon May 20 2019

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.

LEZ020-202115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1022 AM EDT Mon May 20 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Scattered
showers early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to around
10 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly
clear.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance
of showers Thursday night.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. A chance of showers Friday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 47 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-202115-
Lower Niagara River-
1022 AM EDT Mon May 20 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming northwest. Sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly
clear.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance
of showers Thursday night.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. A chance of showers Friday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-041-202115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1022 AM EDT Mon May 20 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Patchy fog late
this morning. Scattered showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to
4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance
of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-202115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1022 AM EDT Mon May 20 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding
to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to
less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-044-202115-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1022 AM EDT Mon May 20 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. Scattered showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 5 to
8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to less than 10 knots overnight. Mainly clear. Waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance
of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 45 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-202115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1022 AM EDT Mon May 20 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
15 to 25 knots. Scattered showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to
less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 10 to 15 knots.
A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

Hitchcock