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FZUS61 KBUF 281502
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 AM EST FRI NOV 28 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 29.5 INCH SURFACE LOW WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN QUEBEC THROUGH THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE, A 30.5 INCH
SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD SOUTH INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, 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.
LOZ062-282200-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
1002 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY LATE
THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
THE EARLY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT.
WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 14 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 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
9 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
LOZ063-282200-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
1002 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
REST OF TODAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT, THEN A CHANCE OF LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 10 TO 13 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 9 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 2 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
13 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LOZ064-065-282200-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1002 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT
GALES. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 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 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 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 40 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO 35 KNOTS.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET BUILDING TO 9 TO
13 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH AND
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY,
THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT. WAVES 7 TO 10 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LOZ061-282200-
MAFOR 2816/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...11650 12640 11630
12730 11720 11610. A CHANCE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WAVES 9 TO 13
FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 16 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO
11 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 14 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET SATURDAY
MORNING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...12650 13740 12730
11720. A CHANCE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING. WAVES 10 TO
14 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 10
TO 14 FEET SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18
FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET, AND
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
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