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GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
347 PM EST Wed Jan 22 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 30.7 inch surface high will drift off the east
coast tonight. A 29.9 inch trough will move across the central
Great Lakes Thursday and then across the lake Thursday night. A
30.4 inch surface high over the Ohio Valley Friday will drift east
along the east coast Saturday. A trough of low pressure averaging
29.9 inches will then move across the Great Lakes and into New
England Saturday night and Sunday. A 29.0 inch low will track
across James Bay on Monday.

LOZ062-230430-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
347 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of snow late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow.
Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of snow in the evening, then lake effect snow showers
likely overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance
of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of
snow showers Monday night. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally
around 11 feet.

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LOZ063>065-230430-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
347 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of snow early. A chance of snow late. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming
northwest. Lake effect snow. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Lake
effect snow showers likely in the morning, then lake effect snow
in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Lake effect snow in
the evening, then lake effect snow showers likely overnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots. Snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of
snow showers Saturday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 7 to
11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds to 30 knots becoming southwest. A chance of
snow showers. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 14 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of
snow showers during the day, then snow showers likely Monday
night. Waves 5 to 9 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves
occasionally around 13 feet.

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LOZ061-230430-
MAFOR 2222/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11420 11430 12530 14520. A chance of snow
Thursday. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight.
Waves 3 to 6 feet Thursday.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11420 12430 12420 13520. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Thursday.

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