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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am edt mon aug 17 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 trough averaging 29.8 inches will linger over lake ontario today. 
a high pressure ridge averaging 30.0 inches builds from the upper 
midwest tonight and traverses lake ontario on tuesday. the ridge 
will begin to exit eastward tuesday night before a cold front sweeps 
southeastward across the lake wednesday. behind the cold front, a 
30.1 inch high will build from the upper midwest through this friday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 am edt mon aug 17 2026

.this afternoon...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. showers likely
overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers wednesday night.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
1 foot or less. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am edt mon aug 17 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 trough averaging 29.8 inches will linger over lake ontario today. 
a high pressure ridge averaging 30.0 inches builds from the upper 
midwest tonight and traverses lake ontario on tuesday. the ridge 
will begin to exit eastward tuesday night before a cold front sweeps 
southeastward across the lake wednesday. behind the cold front, a 
30.1 inch high will build from the upper midwest through this friday.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 am edt mon aug 17 2026

.this afternoon...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than
10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tuesday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers wednesday
night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
353 pm edt mon aug 17 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...
high pressure 30.00 inches will move south of lake erie on 
tuesday. a cold front will move south across the lake on 
wednesday. high pressure 30.20 inches will build over the lake on
thursday and friday.


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canadian border-
353 pm edt mon aug 17 2026

.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of
showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
during the day, then showers likely saturday night. waves 2 feet
or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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