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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.

$$