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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1239 AM EST Sat Feb 22 2020

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.

LEZ020-221015-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1239 AM EST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Clear.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in
the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain and
snow Monday night.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Rain likely
during the day, then rain showers likely Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Rain showers likely during the day, then snow and rain
Wednesday night.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 34 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-221015-
Lower Niagara River-
1239 AM EST Sat Feb 22 2020

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Clear.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Partly cloudy in
the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain and
snow Monday night.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Rain likely
during the day, then rain showers likely Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely
during the day, then snow and rain Wednesday night.

$$

LEZ040-041-221015-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1239 AM EST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Clear. Waves 5 to 8
feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves 5 to
8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally
around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming south.
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of rain showers during the day, then rain and snow showers likely
Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Rain
likely during the day, then rain showers likely Tuesday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely
during the day, then rain and snow Wednesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

$$

LOZ042-221015-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1239 AM EST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves
5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to
7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Partly cloudy in
the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance
of rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain and snow
showers Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Rain likely
during the day, then rain showers likely Tuesday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Rain showers likely during the day, then rain and snow
Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ043-044-221015-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1239 AM EST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves
5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 6 to
10 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
13 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain and
snow showers Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Rain likely
during the day, then rain showers likely Tuesday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely
during the day, then rain and snow Wednesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 36 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-221015-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1239 AM EST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves 6 to 9
feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally
around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of snow and rain Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
rain during the day, then rain showers likely Tuesday night.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Rain
showers likely during the day, then rain and snow Wednesday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$