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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm est sun feb 22 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 29.2 inch low just off the carolina coast will deepen 
to 28.8 inches as it tracks northeastward off the mid-atlantic and 
new england coastlines through monday. a 30.1 inch high is then 
forecast to weaken and slide across the lower great lakes tuesday 
and new england on wednesday. a 29.4 inch low will track southeast 
across the eastern great lakes wednesday into early thursday. a 
surface low of 29.5 inches will track from the tennessee valley to 
the gulf of maine from thursday through friday, staying well south 
and east of the lake.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
1002 pm est sun feb 22 2026

.overnight...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. snow likely, then a chance of snow showers late.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 25 knots. snow through early
afternoon, then a chance of snow showers late. waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.monday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. snow likely.
waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. snow. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. snow during the day. waves 3 to
6 feet building to 5 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
11 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. snow likely. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm est sun feb 22 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 29.2 inch low just off the carolina coast will deepen 
to 28.8 inches as it tracks northeastward off the mid-atlantic and 
new england coastlines through monday. a 30.1 inch high is then 
forecast to weaken and slide across the lower great lakes tuesday 
and new england on wednesday. a 29.4 inch low will track southeast 
across the eastern great lakes wednesday into early thursday. a 
surface low of 29.5 inches will track from the tennessee valley to 
the gulf of maine from thursday through friday, staying well south 
and east of the lake.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
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1002 pm est sun feb 22 2026

.overnight...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers.
waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.monday night...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest.
snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
overnight. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers in the morning. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers in the evening, then
snow likely overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.wednesday...south winds to 30 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. snow during the day, then a chance
of snow showers wednesday night. waves 3 to 5 feet building to
5 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. snow
likely. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. 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
1008 pm est sun feb 22 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 trough averaging 29.90 inches will persist across the region 
through monday as a low pressure system rapidly deepens along the 
mid- atlantic coast. a ridge averaging 30.20 inches will enter for
tuesday, followed by low pressure 29.50 inches by mid-week. another
low pressure 29.80 inches will move east through the ohio valley 
on thursday.


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ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-geneva-on-the-
lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
1008 pm est sun feb 22 2026

.overnight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of
snow. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. snow
likely through early afternoon, then a chance of snow late. 
.monday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. 
.tuesday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. snow.
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. a chance of snow during the day. 
.thursday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of snow during the day. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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