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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
634 FZUS61 KBUF 070825 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 425 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 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 30.1 inch high will build from Ohio Valley today to New England Monday before drifting off the east coast on Tuesday. A 29.7 inch area of low pressure will lift across the Central Great Lakes Tuesday night, with a warm front extending towards the lake. As this low moves across southern Quebec Wednesday a cold front will cross the lake early in the day. A 29.7 inch low will then track up the Mississippi River Valley and into the Lower Great Lakes Wednesday night and Thursday. LOZ062-071515- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 425 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-071515- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 425 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-071515- MAFOR 0709/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11700 13600 12500 11400 11500. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14600 11600 11500 12400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$