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FZUS61 KBUF 260833
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
433 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 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 exit across eastern Quebec and the
Labrador Sea today. A 29.3 inch low over Lake Superior tonight
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.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
433 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots.
A chance of showers early this afternoon. Showers late. Waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Occasional showers through the early overnight, then a chance of
showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 2 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 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
433 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers early, then occasional showers from late
evening on. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2609/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13220 11210 13316 11310. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12330 14320 12326. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight.

$$


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