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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
649 PM EST Sat Feb 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.

LEZ020-230415-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
649 PM EST Sat Feb 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers from late evening on.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of snow
showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers overnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Rain and snow showers
likely during the day, then a chance of rain and snow showers
Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A
chance of snow and rain showers Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow and
rain showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers
Thursday night.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 32 degrees.

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LOZ030-230415-
Lower Niagara River-
649 PM EST Sat Feb 22 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers through the early overnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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. Mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers overnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Rain and
snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of rain and
snow showers Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of snow and rain showers Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow and
rain showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers
Thursday night.

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LEZ040-041-230415-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
649 PM EST Sat Feb 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers from late evening on. The lake is mostly ice covered.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of snow showers
in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Mostly
cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
.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. Rain showers during the
day, then a chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of snow and rain showers Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of snow and
rain showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers
Thursday night.

Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

$$

LOZ042-230415-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
649 PM EST Sat Feb 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding
to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain
showers overnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Rain
showers likely during the day, then a chance of rain and snow
showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain and
snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers
Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.

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LOZ043-044-230415-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
649 PM EST Sat Feb 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of snow showers
late this evening. Lake effect snow showers likely after
midnight, then a chance of lake effect snow showers late. Waves
3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. 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 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers during the day, then
a chance of snow showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 34 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-230415-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
649 PM EST Sat Feb 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance
of snow showers early, then lake effect snow showers likely late
this evening. Lake effect snow after midnight. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Lake effect snow in the
morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Rain
showers with snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of
snow and rain showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of snow showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. A chance of snow and rain showers during the day, then
a chance of snow showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

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