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Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
819 FZUS51 KBUF 050821 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 421 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 For waters within five nautical miles of shore 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. LEZ020-051500- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 421 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Becoming mainly clear. .MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly cloudy. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Buffalo is 72 degrees. $$ LOZ030-051500- Lower Niagara River- 421 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. .SUNDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Becoming mainly clear. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly to mostly cloudy. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ040-041-051500- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 421 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ042-051500- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 421 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ043-044-051500- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 421 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Rochester is 66 degrees. $$ LOZ045-051500- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 421 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds. Partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Partly cloudy, then becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$