


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
533 FZUS61 KBUF 041403 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 AM EDT Mon Aug 4 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 broad 30.2 inch high will remain in place across the Great Lakes and New England today. A weak backdoor cold front will move south across the lake tonight. Another 30.4 inch high will then build from Quebec Tuesday to New England Wednesday through Thursday before moving east of New England by Friday. LOZ062-042100- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 AM EDT Mon Aug 4 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Haze. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Haze in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ063>065-042100- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 AM EDT Mon Aug 4 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 knots or less. Haze. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Haze in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ061-042100- MAFOR 0415/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11600 11500 11400 13200 12210. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12600 11500 12100 13200. Waves 2 feet or less. $$