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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
968 FZUS61 KBUF 060803 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 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 29.7 inch low will move across southern Ontario province today before moving down the Saint Lawrence Valley on Sunday. A 30.1 inch high will build into the Ohio Valley and New England Sunday night through Monday before drifting off the east coast Tuesday. A 29.7 inch area of low pressure will lift across the Central Great Lakes Tuesday night, with a warm front extending towards the lake. As this low moves across southern Quebec Wednesday a cold front will cross the lake early in the day. LOZ062-061515- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 403 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers early this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-061515- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 403 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-061515- MAFOR 0609/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11400 11500 12600 12500 12600. A chance of thunderstorms early this morning. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11200 11400 12600 14500. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Waves 2 feet or less. $$