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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
434 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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 30.3 high will settle across the Gulf of Saint
Lawrence through Friday, with ridging extending back toward the
lower Great Lakes. A weakening 29.8 inch trough will then slowly
drift across far western New York and fall apart Saturday and
Saturday night, with high pressure averaging 29.9 inches then
lingering across the lake on Sunday. A pair of 29.8 inch lows will
then slowly push northeastward across the central Great Lakes
Monday and Tuesday.

LOZ062-200300-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
434 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LOZ063>065-200300-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
434 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

$$

LOZ061-200300-
MAFOR 1921/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12100 11800 12100 13200. Waves 1 foot or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 13800 11100 11200 11300 11200 11100. Waves 1
foot or less.

$$

JJR