Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
147 FZUS61 KBUF 301436 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1036 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 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 cold front will cross the lake this afternoon, then a 29.9 inch high will slide across the lake tonight and Wednesday. A 29.6 inch low will then develop across the central Plains on Thursday, deepening to 29.4 inches near western Lake Superior on Friday. A warm front will extend eastward from this low towards the lake Friday. A cold front will cross the lake Saturday. LOZ062-302115- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1036 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-302115- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1036 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers early. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-302115- MAFOR 3015/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14200 11100 11800 11600 11400. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11700 11806 13100 12800 11700. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. $$