


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
714 FZUS61 KBUF 191401 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1001 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 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 29.6 inch low over southern Quebec today will move east to near the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Sunday morning, with a trailing cold front crossing the lake this afternoon. A 30.4 inch high will build across the upper Great Lakes tonight before reaching the lower Great Lakes Sunday afternoon, and New England Monday. A 29.5 inch low is then forecast to move into the central Great Lakes Monday before reaching Quebec Tuesday, with the trailing cold front crossing the lake Monday night. LOZ062-192100- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1001 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Scattered showers. Areas of fog early this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and diminishing to around 10 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ063>065-192100- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1001 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Areas of fog. Showers and scattered thunderstorms late this morning, then scattered showers this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Rain showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-192100- MAFOR 1915/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11523 11623 12620 11610 12710 11700. Waves 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday morning. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11523 19529 11623 13620 11720 12710. Waves 3 to 6 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Sunday morning. $$