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FZUS61 KBUF 170807
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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
407 AM 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 cold front will move southeast across the Lake
today. 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. Sunday a cold front will drop to
near the Lake from Canada.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
407 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 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 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
407 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Waves 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 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 1709/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14600 11610 11710 12720. Waves 2 feet or less
today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11500 11600 14610 12720. Waves 1 to 2 feet
today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight.

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