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913 FZUS61 KBUF 172050 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 450 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 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 over the northern plains this evening will build eastward across the Lower Great Lakes tonight and remain in place through Saturday. A cold front will stall in the vicinity of the lake Sunday and Monday. LOZ062-180315- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 450 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ063>065-180315- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 450 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ061-180315- MAFOR 1721/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11610 15710 11610. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12610 14710 11710 11610. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet Thursday. $$