


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
216 FZUS61 KBUF 072001 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 401 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 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 stalled out frontal boundary lying across the New England Coastline will continue to slide south this afternoon, while a weak 30.0 inch high builds from the Upper Great Lakes to Quebec. The high will then depart into the Canadian Maritimes Sunday while a 29.6 inch low pushes across the Ohio Valley. Another broad 29.6 inch low will then slowly make its way from the Upper Great Lakes to James Bay Monday and Tuesday, then to Labrador on Wednesday. A cold front will then slide southeast across the central Great Lakes and eastern Great Lakes Thursday. LOZ062-080300- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 401 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-080300- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 401 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-080300- MAFOR 0721/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11600 11700 11800 12200 13210. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12700 11800 14100 11100. Waves 1 foot or less. $$