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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1028 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 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.

LEZ020-152100-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1028 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers with a chance
of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Showers with a
chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Monday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 73 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-152100-
Lower Niagara River-
1028 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear in
the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south around
10 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers with a chance
of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Monday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-041-152100-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1028 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
northwest. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance
of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance
of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-152100-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1028 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-044-152100-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1028 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Partly to
mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 74 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-152100-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1028 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$