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Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
904 FZUS51 KBUF 140844 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 444 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 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. LEZ020-141515- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 444 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly to mostly cloudy. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Buffalo is 74 degrees. $$ LOZ030-141515- Lower Niagara River- 444 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ040-041-141515- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 444 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .TODAY...South winds less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming north. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ042-141515- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 444 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ043-044-141515- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 444 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Rochester is 72 degrees. $$ LOZ045-141515- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 444 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$