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219 FZUS61 KBUF 281351 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 951 AM EDT Fri Jun 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 30.0 inch high over the lake this morning will drift east across New England this afternoon. A 29.7 inch low will then track from the upper Mississippi Valley to Quebec Friday night through Sunday while pushing several frontal boundaries across the region. A 30.3 inch high will then build across the Great Lakes on Monday before passing east of the lake on Tuesday. LOZ062-282115- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 951 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 10 knots or less. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-282115- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 951 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 5 to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest less than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-282115- MAFOR 2815/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11200 13210 11310 11400 11406 11416. A chance of thunderstorms Saturday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11300 12210 12310 11410 11416 11426. A chance of thunderstorms Saturday morning. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Saturday morning. $$