Coastal Waters Forecast for Ripley to Dunkirk NY (LEZ040) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Ripley to Dunkirk NY (LEZ040)
Issued by: National Weather Service Buffalo, NY
Last Update: 405 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026




Today: Light and variable winds. Areas of fog through early afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.

Tonight: Light and variable winds becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

Saturday: South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Saturday Night: Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Sunday: West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Monday: Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

Tuesday: South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.







Zone Forecast: Ripley to Dunkirk NY (LEZ040)

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