


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
860 FZUS61 KBUF 040203 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1003 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 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 through Monday. 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. LOZ062-040900- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1003 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot 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. $$ LOZ063>065-040900- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1003 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ061-040900- MAFOR 0403/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11600 12700 12600 12500 11600. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 15600 11600 11500. Waves 2 feet or less. $$