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FZUS61 KBUF 152102
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
402 PM EST SUN FEB 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 WEAK 30.0 INCH TROUGH WILL CROSS THE LAKE LATER
TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AVERAGING 30.1 INCHES WILL
THEN BUILD OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AN
ELONGATED 29.4 INCH LOW WILL THEN STRETCH FROM MINNESOTA TO THE
CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY, WITH ONE PIECE OF THIS LOW PASSING
JUST SOUTH OF THE LAKE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE AVERAGING 29.5
INCHES WILL LINGER WELL TO THE WEST OF THE LAKE OVER THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT, DRAWING CLOSER TO THE
LAKE FRIDAY.
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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO SODUS BAY-
402 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH. PATCHY
FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT
OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. RAIN,
A CHANCE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN WITH
SNOW LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
LOZ064-065-160400-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
402 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH. PATCHY
FOG LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. RAIN
AND SNOW DURING THE DAY, THEN SNOW AND RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
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MAFOR 1522/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13210 12100 11400 11500 11400. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12210 12200 11100 13500. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS MONDAY.
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