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FZUS61 KBUF 060902
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
402 AM EST FRI MAR 6 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 WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES TODAY. A 29.6 INCH LOW WILL LIFT ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
SATURDAY, WITH ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSING THE LAKE SATURDAY
NIGHT. A LARGE 30.1 INCH HIGH WILL THEN MOVE FROM THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY WHILE RIDGING
NORTH ACROSS THE LAKE. A 28.9 INCH LOW MAY MOVE ACROSS JAMES BAY
MONDAY WHILE PRESSURE AVERAGES 29.9 INCHES ACROSS THE LAKE TUESDAY.
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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO SODUS BAY-
402 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TODAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.
RAIN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
3 TO 6 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS DURING THE
DAY, THEN RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
402 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TODAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TO
30 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING
TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.
RAIN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 3 TO
6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS DURING THE
DAY, THEN RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING
TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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MAFOR 0610/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12220 11210 12200 11210 11410 11516. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3
FEET TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11220 12210 11310 12320 11336 11436. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING
TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT.
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