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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1015 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 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.

LEZ020-250915-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1015 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Clear.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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 south. A chance
of showers overnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers 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.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 42 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-250915-
Lower Niagara River-
1015 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Clear.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. Clear.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers overnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers 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 around 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers.

$$

LEZ040-041-250915-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1015 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Mostly cloudy late this evening, then clearing. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Sunny. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots overnight. A chance of showers
overnight. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers 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 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LOZ042-250915-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1015 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast
10 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 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.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. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

LOZ043-044-250915-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1015 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 45 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-250915-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1015 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers
during the day, then showers likely Saturday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet
subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
2 feet or less.

$$

Hitchcock