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147 FZUS61 KBUF 180823 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 423 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 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 sprawling 30.2 inch high, centered just west of Lake Superior this early morning will build eastward across the Great Lakes today and remain in place through Saturday. A cold front will stall in the vicinity of the lake Sunday and Monday behind this weakening and departing area of high pressure. LOZ062-181500- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 423 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ063>065-181500- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 423 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ061-181500- MAFOR 1809/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13710 12610 12710 11700. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 13710 13610 11710 11700. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. $$