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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1034 AM EDT Mon May 20 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.

LEZ020-202115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1034 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west less
than 10 knots. Showers likely during the day.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 59 degrees.

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LOZ030-202115-
Lower Niagara River-
1034 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly
to mostly sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-202115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1034 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-202115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1034 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during the day.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Mainly clear,
then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-202115-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1034 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 48 degrees.

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LOZ045-202115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1034 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Partly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to
4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast less than
10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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