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Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
337 FZUS61 KBUF 141428 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1028 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 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 30.1 inch high will continue to build east across the lake through Thursday. A 29.6 inch low will move through the upper Great Lakes Friday...as the high weakens to 30.0 inches and drifts to the east coast. The area of low pressure will cross Georgian Bay on Saturday...then will track by just to the north of Lake Ontario on Sunday. LOZ062-142115- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1028 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-142115- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1028 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-142115- MAFOR 1415/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12600 12500 11600 11610 12600. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11600 12610 11600 11500 11510 12600. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$