384  
FZUS61 KBUF 130201  
GLFLO  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
1001 PM EDT MON MAY 12 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 30.3 INCH HIGH CENTERED OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC  
COAST THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT FARTHER OUT TO SEA  
TONIGHT. A BROAD AND WEAK 29.8 INCH LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO  
VALLEY TUESDAY, THEN SLOWLY FURTHER WEAKEN WHILE DRIFTING TOWARD THE  
MID ATLANTIC COAST WEDNESDAY. A 29.2 INCH LOW OVER THE UPPER  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY WILL THEN MAKE ITS WAY TO CENTRAL  
ONTARIO FRIDAY, WITH ITS ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT CROSSING THE LAKE  
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST TO  
NEAR THE ONTARIO/QUEBEC BORDER BY LATE SATURDAY.  
 
LOZ062-130900-  
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-  
1001 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
FROM LATE MORNING ON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE  
DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. SHOWERS  
LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LOZ063>065-130900-  
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE  
RIVER-  
1001 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET  
OR LESS.    
SATURDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 

 
 
LOZ061-130900-  
MAFOR 1303/  
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14200 11200 13210. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
TUESDAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR  
LESS OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14300 11300 13310. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY  
AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.  
 

 
 
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