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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1002 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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 high will build from the upper Great Lakes
today to New York State by Thursday. The high will then drift off
the New England coastline Friday, where it will linger through
Saturday. Another 30.4 inch high will then build across Quebec on
Sunday...while a 29.4 inch low slowly drifts north offshore of the
Carolinas.

LOZ062-082100-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1002 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Waves
3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east and
diminishing to less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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LOZ063>065-082100-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1002 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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LOZ061-082100-
MAFOR 0815/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11820 11720 13820 12120 11110. Waves 2 to 4 feet
this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
Thursday morning.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 13820 12830 12820 11110. Waves 2 to 4 feet this
afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet Thursday morning.

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