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FZUS61 KBUF 081423
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
923 AM EST Fri Nov 8 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 weak cold front will move southeast across Lake
Ontario today. This will be followed by a 30.4 inch high to build
from the upper Great Lakes tonight to the Lower Great Lakes
Saturday, then off the Mid Atlantic coast by Sunday. A 29.6 inch
low over the upper Great Lakes Sunday will move to southern Quebec
by Monday. The axis of a large 30.1 inch high will be centered
over the Great Lakes region on Tuesday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
923 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. Waves
5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north. Waves
5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
923 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers early. Waves 7 to 11 feet. Waves
occasionally around 14 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming north and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and
diminishing to less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. Rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.

$$

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MAFOR 0816/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12630 11730 11830 12820 11810 11100. Waves 6 to
10 feet, and occasionally around 13 feet this afternoon. Waves 5
to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet, and occasionally around 10
feet tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet Saturday
morning.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11630 11640 11740 11730 11830 12820 11810. Waves
7 to 11 feet, and occasionally around 14 feet this afternoon.
Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and occasionally
around 13 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4
feet Saturday morning.

$$