Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
816 FZUS61 KBUF 060757 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 357 AM EDT Mon May 6 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 30.1 inch high will build into the upper Great Lakes today before weakening and drifting to southern Quebec and New England Tuesday. A 29.5 inch low over the mid section of the nation Wednesday will move to the Ohio Valley Thursday then to eastern New York and New England Friday. LOZ062-061530- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 357 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-061530- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 357 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Areas of fog early. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ061-061530- MAFOR 0609/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 15600 12700. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12603 13600 13500. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ Hitchcock/SW