Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
903 FZUS61 KBUF 012102 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 402 PM EST Mon Dec 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 30.1 inch surface high centered just to the east of the Lake this evening will slide quickly to New England on Tuesday. A 29.6 inch surface low off the Carolina coastline Tuesday morning will deepen to 28.9 inches over southern Atlantic Canada by early Wednesday morning before going out to sea. A 30.2 inch surface high will build across the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes later Wednesday into Thursday morning before pushing off the coast. A large 29.2 inch surface low near Hudson Bay will push its cold front across the lake Wednesday night, with another 30.4 inch high building in its wake Thursday night. The high will then quickly move east of the lake Friday. Another cold front will cross the Lake late Saturday and Saturday night, this from a 29.3 inch low near northern James Bay. LOZ062-020400- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 402 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Snow after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Snow in the morning, then a chance of snow showers early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow and rain showers. Waves 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers likely during the day. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LOZ063-020400- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- 402 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Snow late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Snow in the morning, then a chance of snow showers early in the afternoon. A chance of snow and rain showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow showers. Waves 5 to 9 feet building to 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Snow showers during the day. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LOZ064-065-020400- Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- 402 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Snow late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Snow in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow and rain showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A chance of snow and rain showers in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. Snow showers. Waves 6 to 10 feet building to 8 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Snow showers during the day. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers Friday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. $$ LOZ061-020400- MAFOR 0122/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12400 11310 12317 11307 11100 11800. A chance of snow showers Tuesday afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11500 11400 11410 13317 11417 11110. A chance of snow showers Tuesday afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$