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665 FZUS61 KBUF 050218 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1018 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Ontario 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. .SYNOPSIS...A cold front stalled just south of the area across Pennsylvania will dissipate tonight. A weak 29.7 inch low over lower Michigan Friday will move across the lower Great Lakes Saturday before moving down the Saint Lawrence Valley and dissipating Sunday. A 30.1 inch high will then build into the Ohio Valley and New England Sunday night through Monday before drifting off the east coast Tuesday. LOZ062-050915- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1018 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-050915- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1018 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-050915- MAFOR 0503/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11500 11700 11800 11100 14200. A chance of showers Friday evening. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12500 14100 11100 11200. A chance of showers Friday evening. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ Hitchcock