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FZUS61 KBUF 180302
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 PM EST TUE FEB 17 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 30.1 INCH RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
TODAY. AN ELONGATED 29.4 INCH LOW WILL STRETCH FROM MINNESOTA TO THE
CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY, WITH ONE PIECE OF THIS LOW PASSING
JUST SOUTH OF THE LAKE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A 29.3 INCH LOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY, THEN MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES BY FRIDAY NIGHT, WEAKENING TO 29.7 INCHES AS IT MOVES JUST
NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO SATURDAY. A 30.4 INCH HIGH WILL THEN SLOWLY
BUILD EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
LOZ062-063-181000-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO SODUS BAY-
1002 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
OVERNIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS.
RAIN, FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG FROM LATE MORNING ON. WAVES 3 TO
6 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
13 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS
WITH FREEZING RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. RAIN DURING
THE DAY, THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO
7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
9 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN DURING THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A CHANCE
OF SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1002 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
OVERNIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING
NORTHEAST. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN LATE
IN THE MORNING. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS
WITH A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. RAIN WITH
SNOW LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
FRIDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A CHANCE OF
SNOW AND RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SATURDAY
NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET.
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MAFOR 1804/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11113 11110 11230 11247 12246 19243 11136 11120.
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN WEDNESDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6
FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET
WEDNESDAY. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12103 11110 11120 12136 11137 11120. A CHANCE OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET, AND
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET WEDNESDAY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 6 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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