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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.

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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.

$$

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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.

$$

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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.

$$