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FZUS61 KBUF 241502
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 AM EST WED DEC 24 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 30.3 INCH SURFACE HIGH OVER THE LAKE THIS AFTERNOON WILL SLIDE TO
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING. A WEAK SURFACE LOW MOVES
ACROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC CHRISTMAS DAY, WITH ITS COLD FRONT DROPPING
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE LAKE. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT, A STRONG
30.6 INCH SFC HIGH OVER ONTARIO WILL SLIDE OVER THE LAKE THURSDAY
NIGHT AND THEN LINGER JUST TO THE EAST OF THE LAKE FRIDAY. A COMPACT
29.6 INCH SURFACE LOW WILL SLIDE WELL SOUTH OF THE LAKE ACROSS OHIO
AND SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ANOTHER 29.5
INCH SURFACE LOW WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LAKE SUNDAY.
LOZ062-242200-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
1002 AM EST WED DEC 24 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SNOW. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 40 KNOT GALES. RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 13 TO 17 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 22 FEET.
LOZ063-242200-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
1002 AM EST WED DEC 24 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. SNOW.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY DURING THE DAY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 40 KNOT GALES. RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 26 FEET.
LOZ064-065-242200-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1002 AM EST WED DEC 24 2025
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
6 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST.
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY DURING THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 40 KNOT GALES. RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN AND
SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 16 TO 21 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 27 FEET.
LOZ061-242200-
MAFOR 2416/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11710 12600 13500 11610 11710. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS
TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11710 11700 11600 11500 11510 11410 11510 11710.
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.
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