Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
451 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 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.

LEZ020-221515-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
451 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow. Snow likely
late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Snow.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Snow likely in the
morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots becoming southeast. Mostly
cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Rain
showers likely Tuesday night.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 40 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-221515-
Lower Niagara River-
451 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance
of snow late this morning. Snow this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Snow.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Snow
likely in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Mainly clear,
then becoming partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Mostly
cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely
Tuesday night.

$$

LEZ040-041-221515-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
451 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow. A chance of
rain and snow late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Rain, snow and
freezing rain in the evening, then rain, snow, sleet and freezing
rain overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Snow likely in the
morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Becoming
mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely
Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ042-221515-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
451 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A
chance of snow late this morning. Snow this afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Snow.
Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. Snow in the morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally
around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots.
Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Rain
showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ043-044-221515-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
451 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of
snow early this afternoon. Snow late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Snow
in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy in
the evening, then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally
around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 41 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-221515-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
451 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance
of snow late. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. Snow. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Snow
in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Becoming mainly
clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Partly to
mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.

$$


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