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FZUS61 KBUF 030824
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
424 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 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 30.3 inch high will be centered well off the East
coast today. A cold front extending from a 29.4 inch low near
Hudson Bay will cross the lake early tonight before stalling out
just south of New York State Thursday through Friday. A 29.8 inch
low and cold front extending southward from it will then cross the
lake Saturday. High pressure of 30.0 inches centered over the
Mid-Atlantic will extend northward over the lake Sunday.

LOZ062-031515-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
424 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ063>065-031515-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
424 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms through
the early overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knot. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ061-031515-
MAFOR 0309/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11400 12410 11520 12510 11500 11600. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12410 11420 12410 11416 11516 11500. A chance of
thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4
feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight.

$$

RSH/Thomas