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456 FZUS61 KBUF 200232 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1032 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 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 will remain in place across the Great Lakes through Saturday. A cold front will stall in the vicinity of the Lake Sunday and Monday behind this weakening and departing area of high pressure. LOZ062-200930- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1032 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-200930- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1032 PM EDT Fri Jul 19 2024 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-200930- MAFOR 2003/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 16500. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12500 11510 11500 11510 11610 11600 11500. Waves 2 feet or less. $$