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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020

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.

LEZ020-211015-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Clear.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Rain
showers likely during the day, then rain showers likely with a
chance of snow showers Monday night.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of
rain and snow showers.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 34 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-211015-
Lower Niagara River-
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Clear.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Rain
showers likely during the day, then rain showers likely with a
chance of snow showers Monday night.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain and snow showers.

$$

LEZ040-041-211015-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots. Clear. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves 4 to
7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Rain
showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of
rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain and snow
showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LOZ042-211015-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Scattered snow
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Clear.
Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Rain
showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain and snow
showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LOZ043-044-211015-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Scattered snow
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow
showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west.
Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 4 to
7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Rain
showers likely during the day, then rain showers likely with a
chance of snow showers Monday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of rain and snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 35 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-211015-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 21 2020

.OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west.
Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain and
snow showers Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
rain and snow showers. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

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