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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
402 AM EDT Mon May 12 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.

LEZ020-121500-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
402 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers
overnight.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots.
A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of
showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during
the day, then a chance of showers Friday night.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 48 degrees.

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LOZ030-121500-
Lower Niagara River-
402 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. A chance of showers
overnight.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots.
A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of
showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers Thursday night.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.

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LEZ040-041-121500-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
402 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely in
the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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LOZ042-043-121500-
Niagara River to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
402 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Partly
cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance
of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 47 degrees.

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LOZ044-121500-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
402 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves
2 feet or less.

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LOZ045-121500-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
402 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of
showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

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