090
FZUS51 KBUF 231519
NSHBUF

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ020-232230-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny in the morning, then
becoming mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain and snow
showers.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 32 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-232230-
Lower Niagara River-
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Cloudy.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Partly sunny in the morning, then
becoming mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain
showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain and snow
showers.

$$

LEZ040-041-232230-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. The
lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Partly
sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers overnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow
showers.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

$$

LOZ042-232230-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
cloudy. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers Thursday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ043-044-232230-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet...but higher well offshore.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then a chance of rain and snow showers
Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Rain
showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers
during the day, then a chance of snow showers Thursday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 34 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-232230-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1019 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Lake effect snow showers likely, then scattered snow
showers late. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Scattered
flurries in the evening.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Rain
showers likely during the day, then a chance of rain and snow
showers Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Rain and snow showers
likely Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain and snow showers.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

$$