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922 FZUS61 KBUF 180211 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1011 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. LOZ062-180915- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1011 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...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. $$ LOZ063>065-180915- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1011 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ061-180915- MAFOR 1803/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14710 11710 12610 11710. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14710 11710 13610. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Thursday. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Thursday evening. $$