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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
654 AM EDT Mon Mar 25 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 30.5 inch high will reside over the Saint Lawrence
Valley through today. The high will then exit across eastern
Quebec and the Labrador Sea tonight and Tuesday. A 29.3 inch low
over Lake Superior Tuesday night will push a warm front across the
lake, followed by a cold front on Wednesday. An axis of weak high
pressure over the Mississippi Valley will nose across the lower
Great Lakes Thursday. High pressure will remain to the south of
the Lake Friday with pressure averaging 30.0 inches.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
654 AM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. Rain
showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
654 AM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Rain showers likely during the
day, then a chance of rain showers Wednesday night. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2509/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11320 15220 11220. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 6 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11310 12320 11220 11320 13330. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight.

$$


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