Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
077 FZUS61 KBUF 221402 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 902 AM EST Fri Nov 22 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 29.2 inch low will make a loop from southeast New York into eastern Pennsylvania today, then back off the New Jersey shore by late tonight. This low will track to the Canadian Maritimes Sunday, while a narrow 30.1 inch ridge builds into the eastern Great Lakes. A 29.8 inch low over the central Great Lakes Monday will track northeast towards southern Quebec by Tuesday. LOZ062-222215- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 902 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Rain. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-222215- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 902 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds to 30 knots. Rain. Waves 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Showers. Waves 6 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds to 30 knots. Rain showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet building to 8 to 11 feet, then subsiding to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. $$ LOZ061-222215- MAFOR 2216/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12836 11130 12120 11810 12716. Waves 6 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet this afternoon. Waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 3 feet Saturday morning. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12146 11130 12120 11820 11816 11716. Waves 7 to 10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet this afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Saturday morning. $$