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910 FZUS61 KBUF 300147 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 947 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 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 move across central Quebec overnight and in the process push a cold front across the lake. A 30.3 inch high over the Upper Mississippi valley Sunday afternoon will build gradually east across the Great Lakes Sunday night through Monday night. The high will then cross New England on Tuesday before moving off the East coast Tuesday night and Wednesday. A cold front extending from a 29.4 inch low near Hudson Bay will move across the lake Wednesday night. LOZ062-300915- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 947 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-300915- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 947 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog late. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-300915- MAFOR 3003/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12510 11610 13620 12720. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet Sunday. Waves 3 to 5 feet Sunday evening. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11510 11500 11520 12620 12630 11720. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight and Sunday morning. A chance of showers Sunday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet Sunday. Waves 3 to 6 feet Sunday evening. $$