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078 FZUS61 KBUF 031436 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1036 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. LOZ062-032130- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1036 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...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, then a chance of showers after midnight. 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 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063-032130- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- 1036 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ064-065-032130- Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- 1036 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms through the early overnight, then a chance of showers late. 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 knots or less becoming southeast. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-032130- MAFOR 0315/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11410 11520 12510 11500 13600. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Thursday morning. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11420 12410 11416 11516 13500. A chance of thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Thursday morning. $$