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FZUS61 KBUF 010802
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
402 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

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 29.2 inch low over northern Quebec today will move
east to the Labrador coast through Wednesday, with a weak trailing
cold front crossing the lake this afternoon. A 30.0 inch high will
build into the Ohio Valley tonight through Wednesday. Another weak
cold front will move southeast across the lake Thursday. A 30.1 inch
high will then build into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes Friday
before drifting to the eastern seaboard Saturday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
402 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
402 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Patchy fog
early. A chance of showers early. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 0109/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11500 13600 11500 13600. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12510 12610 11510 13600. A chance of showers
this morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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