Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
954 FZUS61 KBUF 280813 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 413 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 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 29.6 inch low will track from the central Plains today to Lake Superior by Monday evening, and then to Ontario Province on Tuesday. A cold front trailing from the low will cross the lake on Tuesday, with a 29.9 inch bubble of high pressure then forecast to slide across the lake Tuesday night and Wednesday. A 29.6 inch low will then develop across the central Plains on Thursday. LOZ062-281515- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 413 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late this morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early this afternoon, then a chance of showers late. Patchy fog this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east and increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Patchy fog through the early overnight. Showers likely early, then a chance of showers from late evening on. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-281515- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 413 AM EDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers from late morning on. Patchy fog late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Patchy fog through the early overnight. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-281515- MAFOR 2809/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14510 11600 11700 11100 11110. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11420 11410 11500 12600 11700 11810 11110. A chance of showers this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. $$