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Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
944 FZUS51 KBUF 120558 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 158 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 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. LEZ020-120915- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 158 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers late. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. A chance of showers in the evening. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. .WEDNESDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Buffalo is 76 degrees. $$ LOZ030-120915- Lower Niagara River- 158 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers in the evening. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Becoming mainly clear. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ040-041-120915- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 158 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than 10 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ042-120915- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 158 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers, then lake effect showers likely with a few rumbles of thunder possible late. A chance of waterspouts late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ043-120915- Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 158 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Lake effect showers likely with a few rumbles of thunder possible. A chance of waterspouts late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. Lake effect showers with some rumbles of thunder possible in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Rochester is 60 degrees. $$ LOZ044-120915- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario- 158 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Lake effect showers with a few rumbles of thunder possible. A chance of waterspouts late. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. Lake effect showers with some rumbles of thunder possible in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 foot. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves around 1 foot. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ045-120915- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 158 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers, then lake effect showers with a few rumbles of thunder possible late. A chance of waterspouts late. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. Lake effect showers with some rumbles of thunder possible in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ AR