Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
613 FZUS61 KBUF 020903 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026 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 strong 30.7 inch high will drift east across New England today and off the coast tonight. A weak 30.1 inch low will move from the Ohio Valley late Tuesday to off the New England coast Tuesday night. A 30.3 inch high will briefly build over the lower Great Lakes Wednesday before moving off the New England coast Wednesday night. A 29.8 inch low is then forecast to move from the mid Mississippi Valley Wednesday night to the lower Great Lakes Thursday night before weakening across southern New England Friday. LOZ062-063-021600- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Sodus Bay- 403 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026 .TODAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A chance of rain. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of rain Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Rain likely during the day, then rain showers likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A chance of rain showers during the day, then rain showers likely Friday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. $$ LOZ064-065-021600- Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- 403 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of rain. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of rain Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely during the day, then rain showers and freezing rain likely Thursday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. Rain showers and freezing rain likely during the day, then rain showers likely Friday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. $$ LOZ061-021600- MAFOR 0210/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11800 11100 12200 12300 11400 11500. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12800 11200 12300 11310 12410. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. $$