Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
191 FZUS61 KBUF 021725 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 125 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 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 30.3 inch high will move off the East coast tonight and Wednesday. A cold front extending from a 29.4 inch low near Hudson Bay will cross the lake early Wednesday night before stalling out just south of New York State Thursday through Friday. Meanwhile a 30.0 inch high will build across southern Quebec Friday before sliding east into the Canadian Maritimes on Saturday. LOZ062-022115- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 125 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-022115- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 125 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-022115- MAFOR 0215/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11300 13210 12310 12410. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11300 12110 11210 12310 11410 11420. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday morning. $$ AR