Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
826 FZUS61 KBUF 060214 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1014 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024 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 30.4 inch surface high centered over eastern Quebec will drift east to the Labrador sea overnight while reaching back across New England. A strong cold front over lower Michigan Sunday morning will plow across southern Ontario in the afternoon then across Lake Ontario early Sunday evening. A 30.1 inch high over the Upper Mississippi valley Monday morning will expand across the Upper Great Lakes and Ohio valley late Monday through Tuesday. This area of high pressure will be found across the entire Great Lakes region Wednesday and Thursday. LOZ062-060915- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1014 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers early in the afternoon. Showers with a chance of strong thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then just a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-060915- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1014 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of strong thunderstorms late. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of strong thunderstorms in the evening, then just a chance of showers overnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-060915- MAFOR 0603/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13300 11410 11420 11426 11526 11610. A chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Sunday. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Sunday evening. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11200 12300 11410 11320 11326 12426. A chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Sunday. Waves 2 to 4 feet Sunday evening. $$