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FZUS61 KBUF 231527
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1027 AM EST Sun Feb 23 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 30.7 inch arctic high will move to the Carolina
coast today as a poorly organized 29.7 inch low crosses Lake
Superior. The weak storm system will cross the lake tonight and
Monday. A 29.4 inch low will make its way from the Upper Great
lakes to southern Ontario on Tuesday. Weak high pressure will
cross the lake on Wednesday.

LOZ062-232215-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1027 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally
around 11 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots. Waves 5 to 9 feet.
Waves occasionally around 11 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then rain showers likely Wednesday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance
of snow showers Thursday night. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet.

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LOZ063>065-232215-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1027 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Scattered snow
showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain
showers during the day, then a chance of rain and snow showers
Tuesday night. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Rain
showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
rain showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers
Thursday night. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2316/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11620 13510 12500 12420. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet Monday
morning.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11620 13610 11500 12410 11420. Waves 3 to 6 feet
this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday morning.

$$