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FZUS61 KBUF 100540
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1240 AM EST Mon Dec 10 2018

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 29.9 inch low will slide across the Canadian
Maritimes overnight...while a 30.4 inch high will build east from
the northern plains. A cold front trailing from the Canadian
storm system will stall over the Great Lakes region late tonight
through Monday night. Several waves of low pressure will track
along the stalled front on Tuesday before the boundary pushes
south across New York state Tuesday night. A large 30.5 inch high
centered over Quebec on Wednesday will push east across New
England Wednesday night and Thursday.

LOZ062-101000-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1240 AM EST Mon Dec 10 2018

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
A chance of flurries late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of flurries early. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A
chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming east and
increasing to 30 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then
rain likely Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 6 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.

$$

LOZ063>065-101000-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1240 AM EST Mon Dec 10 2018

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
A chance of flurries. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. A chance of flurries early. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding
to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow
showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Snow
showers likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers during the day. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east and increasing
to 30 knots. A chance of rain during the day, then rain Friday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.

$$

LOZ061-101000-
MAFOR 1007 AMD/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11810 11800 11100 11200 11300 11400 11510. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11810 11110 13100 11200 11300. Waves 2 to 4 feet
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less Monday.
Waves 1 foot or less Monday evening.

$$

JJR