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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 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.

LEZ020-030900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 71 degrees.

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LOZ030-030900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of showers in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Partly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-030900-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers
late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-030900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds around 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-030900-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers late this evening. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Mainly clear. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 51 degrees.

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LOZ045-030900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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