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Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
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880 FZUS51 KBUF 180748 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 348 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 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. LEZ020-181530- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 348 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. .THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Buffalo is 74 degrees. $$ LOZ030-181530- Lower Niagara River- 348 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Becoming mainly clear. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ040-041-181530- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 348 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms through midday, then a chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ042-181530- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 348 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ043-044-181530- Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 348 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers late this morning. Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. The water temperature off Rochester is 70 degrees. $$ LOZ045-181530- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 348 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ Hitchcock/JJR