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FZUS61 KBUF 290805
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
405 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024

For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Ontario

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.

.SYNOPSIS...A 29.6 inch low will track from Wisconsin today to
Ontario Province on Tuesday. A cold front trailing from the low
will cross the lake on Tuesday, then a 29.9 inch high will slide
across the lake Tuesday night and Wednesday. A 29.6 inch low will
then develop across the central Plains on Thursday, deepening to
29.4 inches near western Lake Superior on Friday. A warm front
will extend eastward from this low towards the Lake Friday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
405 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers early.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers early, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms from late evening on. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
405 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers this
morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. A
chance of showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers
likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2909/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 15220 11226 11200. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 5 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet
tonight.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11110 13120 12110 11210 11200. A chance of
showers this morning and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3
to 5 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
tonight.

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