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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est tue mar 3 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 30.2 inch area of high pressure over the upper great 
lakes this evening will shift southeastward across lower great lakes 
late tonight and tomorrow morning before moving off the new england 
coast wednesday night. a 30.0 inch low is then forecast to move from 
the mid mississippi valley wednesday night to near lake erie 
thursday, and then move eastward south of the lake thursday night 
before weakening across southern new england friday. another 29.6 
inch low will move through the central great lakes saturday, with 
the trailing cold front crossing the lake saturday night. 
thereafter, a 30.2 inch broad area of high pressure will slide south 
of the lake sunday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
403 pm est tue mar 3 2026

.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a chance
of rain showers early. patchy fog after midnight. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
patchy fog early. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...east winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.thursday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. rain showers.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. rain showers likely friday night. waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. rain
showers. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. waves
3 to 6 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est tue mar 3 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 30.2 inch area of high pressure over the upper great 
lakes this evening will shift southeastward across lower great lakes 
late tonight and tomorrow morning before moving off the new england 
coast wednesday night. a 30.0 inch low is then forecast to move from 
the mid mississippi valley wednesday night to near lake erie 
thursday, and then move eastward south of the lake thursday night 
before weakening across southern new england friday. another 29.6 
inch low will move through the central great lakes saturday, with 
the trailing cold front crossing the lake saturday night. 
thereafter, a 30.2 inch broad area of high pressure will slide south 
of the lake sunday.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
river-
403 pm est tue mar 3 2026

.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. rain
showers likely early. areas of fog after midnight. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming south. patchy
fog early. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east.
rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing
to 15 to 25 knots. rain showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. rain
showers. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. waves
3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around
9 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
323 pm est tue mar 3 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 frontal boundary will stall south of lake erie through wednesday
before lifting north towards the lake as a warm front wednesday
night into thursday. the warm front will push north of the lake by
saturday as low pressure 29.70 inches moves east into the western
great lakes. the low will push a cold front east across lake erie
saturday into sunday.


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conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
323 pm est tue mar 3 2026

.tonight...north winds less than 10 knots. a chance of rain, snow
with a slight chance of freezing rain early, then a slight chance
of rain and freezing rain late this evening. the lake is mostly
ice covered.
.wednesday...light and variable winds. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
east. a chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain and
freezing rain overnight. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. rain.
.thursday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain overnight. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain friday night. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. rain during the day, then a chance of rain saturday
night. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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