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FZUS61 KBUF 241028
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
628 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2018
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 30.5 INCH HIGH OVER WESTERN QUEBEC THIS MORNING WILL
SLIP TO ATLANTIC CANADA TONIGHT. MEANWHILE A 29.7 INCH LOW WILL
TRACK FROM NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR THIS AFTERNOON TO JAMES BAY TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT TOWARDS THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES TUESDAY, WITH A SURFACE WAVE OF 29.8 INCHES RIPPLING ALONG IT.
THIS SURFACE WAVE WILL PASS WELL NORTH OF THE LAKE TUESDAY NIGHT,
WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE LAKE WEDNESDAY. A 30.2 INCH
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN PUSH TOWARDS THE LAKE THURSDAY.
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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
628 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2018
TODAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
9 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY DURING THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET,
THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
628 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2018
TODAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES 4 TO
7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
9 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT, THEN RAIN LATE. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
25 KNOTS. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
6 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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MAFOR 2409/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14230 11320 11330 11336 11346. WAVES 5 TO 8
FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET TONIGHT.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11130 12220 12320 12330 11346. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET TONIGHT.
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