768
FZUS61 KBUF 010302
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 PM EST WED DEC 31 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 29.8 INCH LOW WILL PASS JUST NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE REACHING THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY TONIGHT. A
SECONDARY 29.6 INCH COASTAL LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF MAINE
THURSDAY MORNING, WITH THIS LOW DEEPENING TO 28.8 INCHES AS IT MOVES
NORTH ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY,
THEN TO NORTHERN QUEBEC BY SATURDAY. A 30.3 INCH HIGH WILL THEN
BUILD FROM THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES SUNDAY TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
BY EARLY MONDAY.
LOZ062-011000-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
1002 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
OVERNIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 5 TO
8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
10 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
LOZ063>065-011000-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1002 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
OVERNIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 4 TO
7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
11 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 10 FEET.
FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS
MONDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LOZ061-011000-
MAFOR 0104/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12740 11730 11720 11620 12630 11637. WAVES 5 TO
9 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7
FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET
THURSDAY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET
THURSDAY EVENING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11747 12740 14727 11637. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET, AND
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET THURSDAY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET, AND
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET THURSDAY EVENING.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page