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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am edt sun apr 26 2026

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 30.3 inch high will build across the lower great lakes 
through monday. a 29.4 inch low over the great plains monday night 
will advance northeast into the upper great lakes later monday night 
into tuesday morning, while pushing a warm front across the lake. 
the low will head northeast to james bay tuesday night sending a 
cold front across the lake. an inverted trough averaging 29.7 inch 
inverted trough is expected across the lower great lakes wednesday 
through wednesday night. the trough/low will track to the coast of 
new england through thursday while also deepening to 29.5 inches.


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1002 am edt sun apr 26 2026

.this afternoon...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. waves
1 foot or less. 
.monday...east winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday night...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. showers.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. showers likely. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am edt sun apr 26 2026

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 30.3 inch high will build across the lower great lakes 
through monday. a 29.4 inch low over the great plains monday night 
will advance northeast into the upper great lakes later monday night 
into tuesday morning, while pushing a warm front across the lake. 
the low will head northeast to james bay tuesday night sending a 
cold front across the lake. an inverted trough averaging 29.7 inch 
inverted trough is expected across the lower great lakes wednesday 
through wednesday night. the trough/low will track to the coast of 
new england through thursday while also deepening to 29.5 inches.


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1002 am edt sun apr 26 2026

.this afternoon...northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
northwest. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...west winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. waves
1 foot or less. 
.monday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south.
showers. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. showers
likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
935 am edt sun apr 26 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake erie

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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.00 inches exits slowly eastward
from the lake erie region through monday. during monday night
through tuesday night, a low should wobble north-northeastward
from the upper mississippi valley to hudson bay and deepen to
29.10 inches. this low track should allow a warm front to sweep
northeastward across lake erie monday night through tuesday
morning and a cold front to sweep eastward across the lake late
tuesday afternoon through tuesday night. behind the cold front, a
trough averaging 29.80 inches should linger over lake erie on 
wednesday before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the 
north-central united states and vicinity wednesday night through 
this friday.


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935 am edt sun apr 26 2026

.rest of today...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. patchy dense fog
late this morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 
.monday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
tuesday night. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely during the day. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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