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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am edt tue may 5 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 29.1 inch low over hudson bay today will weaken to 
29.3 inches as it moves to northern quebec through wednesday. a 
trailing wavy cold front will slowly cross the lake late this 
afternoon, then drift across new england wednesday and out to sea 
thursday. a 30.1 inch high over the tennessee and ohio valleys 
thursday night will slide to the mid-atlantic coastline friday. a 
29.6 inch low will track across the lake early saturday, followed by 
a 29.7 inch low that will track near or just south of the lake for 
later sunday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 am edt tue may 5 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers early this afternoon. showers likely late.
waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. showers. waves 1 to 3 feet
subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. showers
likely. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of showers friday night. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am edt tue may 5 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 29.1 inch low over hudson bay today will weaken to 
29.3 inches as it moves to northern quebec through wednesday. a 
trailing wavy cold front will slowly cross the lake late this 
afternoon, then drift across new england wednesday and out to sea 
thursday. a 30.1 inch high over the tennessee and ohio valleys 
thursday night will slide to the mid-atlantic coastline friday. a 
29.6 inch low will track across the lake early saturday, followed by 
a 29.7 inch low that will track near or just south of the lake for 
later sunday.


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1002 am edt tue may 5 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers late this morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this afternoon. showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms late. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast and
diminishing to 10 knots or less after midnight. showers with a
chance of thunderstorms early, then showers from late evening on.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers
in the evening. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance of
showers friday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. showers
likely. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
925 am edt tue may 5 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 cold front will move east across the region this morning. the 
front will slowly exit the region tonight allowing high pressure 
30.10 inches to slowly build east over the region late wednesday 
and thursday. weak low pressure 29.80 inches will move east across
the great lakes friday into saturday, dragging a cold front 
across the lake.


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925 am edt tue may 5 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a
slight chance of rain late this morning, then a chance of rain
and thunderstorms early this afternoon. rain with a chance of
thunderstorms late. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. rain
with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then rain from late
evening on. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. rain
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
friday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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