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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt fri may 15 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 slide southeast from the ohio 
valley to the carolinas today, then off the carolina coast tonight. 
a 29.1 inch low well to the north over hudson bay will swing a warm 
front into the lower great lakes on saturday, with an attendant cold 
front approaching then stalling just north of the lake saturday 
night. a 29.4 inch low over the central plains on sunday will weaken 
to 29.7 inches as it moves northeast into the upper great lakes 
sunday night while swinging an attendant warm front across the lake. 
another area of low pressure will develop over the central plains 
monday. the low will weaken from 29.4 inches to 29.6 inches as it 
tracks northeast to the upper great lakes monday night into tuesday 
morning, then to near the southern tip of james bay on tuesday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
402 am edt fri may 15 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers in the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers monday night. waves 1 foot or less building to
1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers
during the day, then showers likely tuesday night. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt fri may 15 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 slide southeast from the ohio 
valley to the carolinas today, then off the carolina coast tonight. 
a 29.1 inch low well to the north over hudson bay will swing a warm 
front into the lower great lakes on saturday, with an attendant cold 
front approaching then stalling just north of the lake saturday 
night. a 29.4 inch low over the central plains on sunday will weaken 
to 29.7 inches as it moves northeast into the upper great lakes 
sunday night while swinging an attendant warm front across the lake. 
another area of low pressure will develop over the central plains 
monday. the low will weaken from 29.4 inches to 29.6 inches as it 
tracks northeast to the upper great lakes monday night into tuesday 
morning, then to near the southern tip of james bay on tuesday.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
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402 am edt fri may 15 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. waves
2 feet or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms tuesday night.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
356 am edt fri may 15 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 of 30.10 inches overhead will build east tonight. 
a warm front will lift north across the lake friday night into 
saturday. a nearly stationary boundary of 30.00 inches will 
settle near lake erie on sunday before lifting north as a warm 
front sunday night. a surface ridge averaging 30.10 inches will 
persist over the eastern great lakes on monday followed by low 
pressure of 29.60 inches tracking east through the upper great 
lakes into quebec on tuesday. 


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canadian border-
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canadian border-
avon point to willowick oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 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-
356 am edt fri may 15 2026

.today...west winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers monday
night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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