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FZUS61 KBUF 031403
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1002 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 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 broad 30.2 inch high will remain in place across the
Great Lakes and New England through Monday. Another 30.4 inch high
will then build from Quebec Tuesday to New England Wednesday through
Thursday before moving east of New England by Friday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1002 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.

$$

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1002 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

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MAFOR 0315/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11610 14600 11600 11700 11600. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11510 12610 14600 11700. Waves 1 to 3 feet this
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Monday morning.

$$