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Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
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371 FZUS51 KBUF 100154 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 954 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 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. LEZ020-100915- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 954 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly to mostly cloudy. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Buffalo is 73 degrees. $$ LOZ030-100915- Lower Niagara River- 954 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly to mostly cloudy. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mainly clear. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ040-041-100915- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 954 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ042-043-100915- Niagara River to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 954 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south and diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Rochester is 70 degrees. $$ LOZ044-100915- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario- 954 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast and increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ045-100915- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 954 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast and increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 5 to 15 knots. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$