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FZUS61 KBUF 232341
GLFLO

GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
730 PM EDT Mon Apr 23 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 30.5 inch high will drift off the southern New England coast this
evening. A broad area of low pressure averaging 29.7 inches will
move from the Ohio Valley Tuesday to near Long Island on Wednesday.
A cold front will then move across the eastern Great Lakes Wednesday
night. A 30.0 inch high will then build into the Ohio Valley
Thursday and Friday.

LOZ062-240300-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
730 PM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
early in the afternoon. Rain likely late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Rain. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Rain. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west.
Occasional rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LOZ063>065-240300-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
730 PM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Rain.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Rain.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west.
Occasional rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Rain likely during the day, then a
chance of rain showers Thursday night. Waves 5 to 9 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ061-240300-
MAFOR 2400 AMD/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11210 12410 14300. Chance of showers Tuesday
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 foot or less
Tuesday.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11310 14410 12400. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$