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FZUS61 KBUF 050916
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
416 AM EST Wed Feb 5 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 30.4 inch high will build across the Great Lakes
region today A pair of surface lows will track across the region
Thursday and Friday. A 30.4 inch surface high will briefly pass
over the lake on Saturday. A 29.5 inch surface low will track
from the Ohio Valley and across or just south of the lake
Saturday night into Sunday.

LOZ062-051630-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
416 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. A chance of snow
late. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 30 knots. Snow in the morning, then snow, sleet
likely with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
increasing to 40 knot gales overnight. A chance of snow and rain
showers overnight. Waves 7 to 10 feet building to 13 to 18 feet.
Waves occasionally around 23 feet.
.FRIDAY...West gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots.
Snow showers likely during the day. Waves 13 to 17 feet subsiding
to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 22 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow during the day,
then snow Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
6 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet.

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LOZ063>065-051630-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
416 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow late. Waves 1 foot
or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest.
Snow in the morning, then snow with possible sleet and rain
likely in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
increasing to 40 knot gales overnight. A chance of rain showers
in the evening, then snow showers likely with a chance of rain
showers overnight. Waves 7 to 10 feet building to 15 to 19 feet.
Waves occasionally around 24 feet.
.FRIDAY...West gales to 40 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots.
Snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers
Friday night. Waves 15 to 19 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves
occasionally around 24 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20
knots. A chance of snow showers during the day, then snow Saturday
night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15
knots. A chance of snow showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet.

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MAFOR 0510/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12700 12600 11500 11300 11310 11320. Waves 2
feet or less today. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet
tonight.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12700 13600 11400 11310 11320. Waves 2 feet or
less today. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet tonight.

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