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FZUS61 KBUF 141456
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1055 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 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 29.5 INCH LOW OVER THE OTTAWA VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL
CONTINUE EAST TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY THIS EVENING AS A 30.4
INCH HIGH BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES, THEN ACROSS THE LAKE
TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING EAST OF THE LAKE SUNDAY. MEANWHILE, A 29.5
INCH SURFACE LOW OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUNDAY MORNING WILL
TRACK NORTHEASTWARD AND DEEPEN TO 28.9 INCHES JUST TO THE WEST OF
THE LAKE MONDAY MORNING, BEFORE PUSHING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS QUEBEC
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS LOW WILL SWEEP A
STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE LAKE MONDAY AFTERNOON, WITH A 30.4 INCH
HIGH THEN BUILDING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY.
THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT EAST OF THE LAKE WEDNESDAY AND REACH THE
EAST COAST BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
LOZ062-142100-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
1055 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SNOW LATE. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES
4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASING TO 40 KNOT GALES. RAIN SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO
10 TO 15 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS.
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET.
LOZ063>065-142100-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1055 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 13 TO 18 FEET SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 23 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AND DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A CHANCE
OF SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT
GALES. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
40 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
MONDAY NIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 14 TO
18 FEET SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
23 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
LOZ061-142100-
MAFOR 1415/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11650 12640 11710
11800 11200 11227 11230. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4
FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12650 11640 11720
11700 11100 11210 11320. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SUNDAY MORNING. WAVES 13 TO 17 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 22 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET, AND
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.
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