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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm edt fri aug 21 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 30.1 inch high will drift east across the canadian 
maritimes through saturday. an elongated 29.7 inch low will slowly 
make its way from the central great lakes to western quebec saturday 
and sunday, while pushing its associated warm and cold fronts across 
the lake between saturday night and sunday morning. the low will 
wobble across western quebec through monday, then eject 
northeastward into labrador on tuesday while a 30.1 inch high builds 
eastward across the ohio valley.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 pm edt fri aug 21 2026

.overnight...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers and thunderstorms late. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
southwest. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots. showers with a chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. a
chance of showers wednesday night. waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm edt fri aug 21 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 30.1 inch high will drift east across the canadian 
maritimes through saturday. an elongated 29.7 inch low will slowly 
make its way from the central great lakes to western quebec saturday 
and sunday, while pushing its associated warm and cold fronts across 
the lake between saturday night and sunday morning. the low will 
wobble across western quebec through monday, then eject 
northeastward into labrador on tuesday while a 30.1 inch high builds 
eastward across the ohio valley.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 pm edt fri aug 21 2026

.overnight...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. showers with
a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. 
.sunday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots. showers with a chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers overnight. waves
3 to 6 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. a chance of showers during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
934 pm edt fri aug 21 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 lingers over the lake overnight ahead 
of a cold front approaching from the west. pressure drops steadily
to 29.80 inches with the passage of the cold front saturday late 
afternoon/evening. high pressure slowly builds back in sunday and 
monday to 30.00 inches over lake erie on tuesday.


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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-
934 pm edt fri aug 21 2026

.rest of tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning. a chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. showers likely in the
morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.sunday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots.
a chance of showers during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers
wednesday night. waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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