Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1029 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 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.

LEZ020-252100-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1029 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Clear.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots.
Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Monday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 42 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-252100-
Lower Niagara River-
1029 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Clear.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then
becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-041-252100-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1029 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LOZ042-252100-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1029 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Clear. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to
15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers
likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ043-044-252100-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1029 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south.
Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 46 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-252100-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1029 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 10 to 15 knots.
A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$



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