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Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
374 FZUS51 KBUF 120225 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1025 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 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- 1025 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. .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. Mostly sunny. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Becoming mainly clear. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Buffalo is 76 degrees. $$ LOZ030-120915- Lower Niagara River- 1025 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers in the evening. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Becoming mainly clear. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ040-041-120915- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 1025 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 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 10 to 15 knots becoming light and variable. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. $$ LOZ042-120915- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 1025 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts late. A chance of showers late. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ043-120915- Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 1025 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts. Lake effect showers with some rumbles of thunder possible. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 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...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 foot. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. 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. The water temperature off Rochester is 60 degrees. $$ LOZ044-120915- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario- 1025 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts. Lake effect showers with some rumbles of thunder possible. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. Lake effect showers with some rumbles of thunder possible in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Partly cloudy. Waves around 1 foot. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ045-120915- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 1025 PM EDT Sun Aug 11 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts. Lake effect showers with some rumbles of thunder possible. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 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 north. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. 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. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ Hitchcock