Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
663 FZUS61 KBUF 071445 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1045 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 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 30.1 inch high will build from Lake Erie today to New England Monday before drifting off the east coast on Tuesday. A 29.7 inch area of low pressure will lift across the Central Great Lakes Tuesday night, with a warm front extending towards the lake. As this low moves across southern Quebec Wednesday a cold front will cross the lake early in the day. A 29.7 inch low will then track up the Mississippi River Valley and into the Lower Great Lakes Wednesday night and Thursday. LOZ062-072115- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1045 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-072115- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1045 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-072115- MAFOR 0715/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13500 11400 14500. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11600 11610 11600 14500 11400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$