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FZUS61 KBUF 050302
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 PM EST WED MAR 4 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 30.3 INCH HIGH OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING,
WILL SLIDE EAST OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. A 29.9 INCH LOW WILL THEN
TRACK FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT TO JUST SOUTH OF LAKE
ERIE THURSDAY, ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA THURSDAY NIGHT, THEN OFF THE
JERSEY COAST FRIDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 30.1 INCHES. ANOTHER 29.6
INCH LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO 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.
LOZ062-063-051000-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO SODUS BAY-
1002 PM EST WED MAR 4 2026
OVERNIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST.
PATCHY FOG. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING EAST.
RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF
FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS.
RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET, THEN
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. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
LOZ064-065-051000-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1002 PM EST WED MAR 4 2026
OVERNIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING
NORTHEAST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST.
RAIN WITH FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH.
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. RAIN
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET, THEN
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
LOZ061-051000-
MAFOR 0504/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11200 11100 11110 11220 12130 12136. WAVES 1
FOOT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET THURSDAY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET,
AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET THURSDAY EVENING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12200 11110 12120 12130 11136. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET
THURSDAY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET
THURSDAY EVENING.
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