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FZUS61 KBUF 220851
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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
451 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 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 30.5 inch surface high over the lake will slide east
today. A 30.1 inch low will track across the lake on Saturday as
a stronger, 29.5 inch surface low tracks along the coast. A 30.4
inch surface high pressure will build towards the lake Sunday and
then track northeast to the Canadian Maritimes through Tuesday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
451 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20
knots. A chance of snow late this morning. Snow this afternoon.
Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Snow.
Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally
around 10 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers likely Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
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 becoming northeast. Snow.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Snow
in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. Waves
3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain showers likely
Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.

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MAFOR 2209/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11100 11210 11310 11227 13237 11137. Waves 2
feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet tonight.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11810 11100 11200 11210 11217 13227. Waves 1 to
3 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight.

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