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155 FZUS61 KBUF 170807 GLFLO 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. LOZ062-171500- 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. $$ LOZ063>065-171500- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 407 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-171500- 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. $$