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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
113 PM EDT Wed Jun 20 2018

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-
113 PM EDT Wed Jun 20 2018

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Scattered
sprinkles.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly
clear.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Clear.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms Friday night.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Scattered
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 66 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-202115-
Lower Niagara River-
113 PM EDT Wed Jun 20 2018

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Scattered
sprinkles.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Becoming mainly clear.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Clear.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during
the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
Friday night.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Scattered
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-041-202115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
113 PM EDT Wed Jun 20 2018

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Scattered showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Scattered sprinkles in the
evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less building to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Occasional showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Scattered
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-202115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
113 PM EDT Wed Jun 20 2018

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds less than 10 knots becoming
northeast. Scattered sprinkles early. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Occasional showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Scattered
showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-044-202115-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
113 PM EDT Wed Jun 20 2018

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
northwest. Scattered sprinkles. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Occasional showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then
scattered showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 63 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-202115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
113 PM EDT Wed Jun 20 2018

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Occasional showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then scattered
showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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