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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
Issued by National Weather Service Cleveland OH
921 AM EDT Tue Apr 22 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.

LEZ020-222115-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
921 AM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest 15
to 20 knots. Mostly sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Partly to mostly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then showers Friday night.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers
during the day.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 42 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-222115-
Lower Niagara River-
921 AM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly to mostly sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly
clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly
cloudy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely during the day, then showers Friday night.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
during the day.

$$

LEZ040-041-222115-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
921 AM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. The lake
is mostly ice covered.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast less
than 10 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly
sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers
likely during the day, then showers Friday night.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers
during the day.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

$$

LOZ042-222115-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
921 AM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Becoming mostly
sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast less than
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear in
the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of
showers during the day, then showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
Showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

LOZ044-222115-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
921 AM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy late
this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Partly
to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers Friday
night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night. Waves
2 feet or less.

$$

LOZ043-222115-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
921 AM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Partly
to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers during the day, then showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
Showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 43 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-222115-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
921 AM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots.
A chance of showers during the day, then showers Friday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Saturday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.

$$