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FZUS61 KBUF 280302
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 PM EST THU NOV 27 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 29.4 INCH SURFACE LOW OVER WESTERN QUEBEC THIS EVENING
WILL SLOWLY TRACK TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN QUEBEC THROUGH TOMORROW.
MEANWHILE, A 30.5 INCH SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD SOUTH INTO THE MID-
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRIDAY, THEN TO THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT
LAKES SATURDAY. ANOTHER SURFACE LOW WILL CUT NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES SUNDAY, SLOWLY DEEPENING FROM 29.6 INCHES
SUNDAY MORNING TO 29.4 INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT OVER WESTERN QUEBEC. A
COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL CROSS THE LAKE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A
30.4 INCH SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL THEN
BUILD EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES MONDAY, SLIDING QUICKLY TO NEW
ENGLAND ON TUESDAY.
LOZ062-281000-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
1002 PM EST THU NOV 27 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST TO 30 KNOTS.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING
TO 5 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO
7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
9 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
LOZ063-281000-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
1002 PM EST THU NOV 27 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WITH A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER
POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING, THEN LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WITH A
FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO
15 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 19 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
11 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LOZ064-065-281000-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1002 PM EST THU NOV 27 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
REST OF TONIGHT
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WITH A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER
POSSIBLE, THEN LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 10 TO
15 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES.
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FROM
LATE MORNING ON. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
19 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AND
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
13 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LOZ061-281000-
MAFOR 2804/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...13647 11640 11650
13640. WAVES 9 TO 13 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET
OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. WAVES 7 TO 11 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND
14 FEET FRIDAY EVENING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11657 12647 13650
11740 11746. WAVES 11 TO 15 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16
FEET.
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