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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
420 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

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.

LEZ020-100315-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
420 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots, then subsiding to around 10 knots late. Partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Sunny in the
morning, then becoming partly sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 32 degrees.

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LOZ030-100315-
Lower Niagara River-
420 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots, then subsiding to around 10 knots late. Partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Partly
to mostly sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Mostly
cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.

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LEZ040-041-100315-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
420 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. Partly cloudy. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Mostly
sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Mostly cloudy.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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LOZ042-100315-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
420 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Partly
to mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

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LOZ043-044-100315-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
420 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 10 knots or less in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.
Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny in the morning, then
becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves
4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 35 degrees.

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LOZ045-100315-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
420 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Snow showers likely with a chance
of rain showers this evening, then a chance of rain and snow
showers after midnight. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots.
Becoming mostly sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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JJR