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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt wed aug 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.0 inches will drift 
away from the region. a trough and cold front will then ever so 
slowly approach lake ontario from the northwest through this weekend.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
403 pm edt wed aug 5 2026

.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...light and variable winds. a chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a chance
of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of showers sunday night. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers during
the day, then showers likely monday night. waves around 1 foot. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt wed aug 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.0 inches will drift 
away from the region. a trough and cold front will then ever so 
slowly approach lake ontario from the northwest through this weekend.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
403 pm edt wed aug 5 2026

.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. a chance
of showers late. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a chance of
showers early. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...south winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms saturday night. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of showers sunday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers during
the day, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
monday night. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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forecast for the saint lawrence river
including the thousand islands region
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt wed aug 5 2026


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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to saint regis
403 pm edt wed aug 5 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
mainly clear early, then becoming mostly cloudy. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. partly cloudy. 
.friday...light and variable winds. a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.friday night...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
a chance of showers overnight. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
356 pm edt wed aug 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...
high pressure of 30.00 inches will drift east tonight as a cold 
front approaches from the northwest. this front will slow just to
the west of lake erie thursday before stalling in the vicinity of
the lake on friday. a secondary trough will finally push the 
front across the lake on saturday. a ridge of 30.00 inches will 
build into the southern great lakes on sunday with another front 
settling north of the lake.


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ripley to buffalo ny extending from 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 pm edt wed aug 5 2026

.tonight...light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots.
a chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to
10 to 15 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a chance
of showers and thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
2 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms sunday night. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers likely monday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$