Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1201 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 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.

LEZ020-062130-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1201 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west less than
10 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mostly
sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. 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.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 73 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-062130-
Lower Niagara River-
1201 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Partly
cloudy.
.SUNDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear
in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-041-062130-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1201 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1
foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-062130-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1201 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-044-062130-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1201 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
west. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly
clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 63 degrees, and the central
Lake Ontario buoy water temperature is 69 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-062130-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1201 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly to
mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1
foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2
feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$