fzus61 kbuf 070302
glflo 
expires:202601071000;;917383

open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm est tue jan 6 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 29.5 inch low will cross lake ontario overnight before 
moving into the gulf of maine wednesday. a 30.1 inch high will then 
build from the ohio valley wednesday to off the mid atlantic coast 
by late thursday while strengthening to 30.3 inches. a 29.5 inch low 
will then move from near lake michigan thursday night to quebec 
friday, with a trailing cold front crossing the lake friday. another 
29.6 inch low is then forecast to develop over lower michigan 
saturday, then move to quebec by sunday while deepening to 29.1 
inches. a trailing cold front is forecast to cross the lake saturday 
night.


loz065-071000-
lake ontario open waters from mexico bay to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 pm est tue jan 6 2026

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
patchy fog. rain showers, then rain showers, snow showers likely
with a chance of freezing rain late. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. a chance
of snow showers, rain showers and freezing rain early, then a
chance of snow showers late in the morning. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain showers overnight. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...south winds to 30 knots becoming north and diminishing
to around 10 knots. rain showers. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 30 knots. rain showers likely during the day, then
rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers saturday night.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally
around 14 feet. 
.sunday...west gales to 40 knots diminishing to 20 to 25 knots. a
chance of snow and rain showers during the day, then a chance of
snow showers sunday night. waves 10 to 14 feet building to 11 to
16 feet, then subsiding to 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally
around 20 feet. 

$$