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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
411 AM EST Fri Jan 10 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.

LEZ020-101615-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
411 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of snow showers late.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Snow.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Snow
likely in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. A chance of snow
showers in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Lake effect snow showers likely.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 36 degrees.

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LOZ030-101615-
Lower Niagara River-
411 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of snow showers late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Snow.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Snow
likely in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow
showers in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of snow showers.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers.

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LEZ041-101615-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
411 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A chance
of snow showers late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Snow.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Lake
effect snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet.
Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Lake effect snow showers.
Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.

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LOZ042-101615-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
411 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest less than
10 knots. Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Snow. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Snow
likely in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow
showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

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LOZ043-044-101615-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
411 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15
knots. Mostly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Snow. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Snow likely in the morning, then snow showers likely in
the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance
of snow showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance of
snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Lake effect snow showers. Waves
1 foot or less building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Lake
effect snow showers. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet.
Waves occasionally around 13 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 36 degrees.

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LOZ045-101615-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
411 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. A chance of snow
in the evening, then snow likely overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Snow likely in the morning, then snow showers likely in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Snow showers
likely in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A
chance of snow showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Lake effect snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Lake
effect snow showers. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet.
Waves occasionally around 11 feet.

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LEZ040-101615-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
411 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of
snow showers late. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Snow.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Snow showers. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to
4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Snow showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
snow showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Lake
effect snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet.
Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Lake effect snow showers.
Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.

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