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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
913 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ020-012115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
913 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Patchy fog
late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms Friday night.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Showers
likely.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 49 degrees.

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LOZ030-012115-
Lower Niagara River-
913 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Patchy fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Becoming
mainly clear.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Mostly
sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly
cloudy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Friday night.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Showers
likely.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-012115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
913 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Patchy fog. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then showers likely Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-012115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
913 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to
10 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly
cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers
likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely
during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-012115-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
913 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 45 degrees.

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LOZ045-012115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
913 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Patchy fog. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly
to mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers Friday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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