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FZUS61 KBUF 280217
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
917 PM EST MON JAN 27 2025
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 POWERFUL 28.6 INCH STORM ACROSS NORTHERN QUEBEC WILL
PUSH ITS ASSOCIATED ARCTIC COLD FRONT ACROSS THE LAKE OVERNIGHT.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A 29.8 INCH HIGH THAT WILL CROSS THE
WATERS EARLY TUESDAY. A 29.3 INCH LOW WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES REGION TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE EXITING ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY. A LARGE 30.2 INCH HIGH CENTERED
OVER THE NATIONS MID SECTION ON WEDNESDAY WILL CROSS THE GREAT
LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN WILL MAKE ITS WAY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON THURSDAY. A 29.5 INCH LOW WILL
DEVELOP NEAR INDIANA FRIDAY AND TRACK EASTWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC
ON SATURDAY.
LOZ062-281015-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
917 PM EST MON JAN 27 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
AND DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
LATE THIS EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
LATE. WAVES 15 TO 20 FEET SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 26 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
WAVES 9 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 15 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
10 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A CHANCE
OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
DURING THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
LOZ063>065-281015-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
917 PM EST MON JAN 27 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY LATE
THIS EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 17 TO 22 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 28 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
30 KNOTS. SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
DURING THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
LOZ061-281015-
MAFOR 2804/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11667 11657 12740
11630 11620 11527 11417. WAVES 16 TO 21 FEET SUBSIDING TO 13 TO
17 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 27 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO
13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET
TUESDAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET TUESDAY EVENING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11667 11657 12740
11730 11620 11627 11517. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WAVES 17 TO 22 FEET SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET, AND
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 28 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET
TUESDAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TUESDAY
EVENING.
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