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FZUS61 KBUF 022102
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
402 PM EST SUN NOV 2 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
30.3 INCH HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY BEFORE SLIDING EAST AND
OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTLINE ON MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN
PUSH EAST ACROSS THE LAKE LATER MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT, WITH
ANOTHER 30.3 INCH HIGH OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ADVANCING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE LAKE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH ANOTHER 30.3 INCH SURFACE HIGH REESTABLISHING OVER THE
LAKE FOR THURSDAY.
LOZ062-030400-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
402 PM EST SUN NOV 2 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES. SHOWERS FROM LATE MORNING ON. WAVES
4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
20 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS
OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. SHOWERS.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
LOZ063>065-030400-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
402 PM EST SUN NOV 2 2025
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 22 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS
OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 12 TO 16 FEET SUBSIDING TO 10 TO
14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
30 KNOTS. SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. WAVES 5 TO
8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
10 FEET.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS.
SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
LOZ061-030400-
MAFOR 0222/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11410 12510 11520 11530 11540 11556 11650. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET
BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 20 FEET
MONDAY.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11310 11410 11420 11520 11530 11540 11556 11650.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6
FEET BUILDING TO 13 TO 17 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 22 FEET
MONDAY.
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