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FZUS61 KBUF 260230
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1030 PM EDT Mon Mar 25 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...High pressure will then exit across eastern Quebec
and the Labrador Sea tonight and Tuesday. A 29.3 inch low over
Lake Superior Tuesday night will push a warm front across the
lake, followed by a cold front on Wednesday. An axis of weak high
pressure over the Mississippi Valley will nose across the lower
Great Lakes Thursday. High pressure will remain to the south of
the Lake Friday with pressure averaging 30.0 inches.

LOZ062-260900-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1030 PM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ063>065-260900-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1030 PM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south.
Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
A chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2603/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14220 11220 11210 12316. Waves 3 to 5 feet
overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Tuesday.
Waves 2 to 3 feet Tuesday evening.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14330 14320. A chance of showers Tuesday
evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet Tuesday. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet
Tuesday evening.

$$


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