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FZUS61 KBUF 020902
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
402 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
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 28.8 INCH LOW WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES THROUGH TONIGHT, 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, THEN DRIFT OFF THE EAST
COAST MONDAY NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AVERAGING 29.8
INCHES WILL CROSS THE GREAT LAKES TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT,
FOLLOWED BY A 30.1 INCH HIGH BUILDING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER
GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY.
LOZ062-021600-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
402 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
TODAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. WAVES
5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
EARLY. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 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 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. A CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
LOZ063>065-021600-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
402 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2026
TODAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW. WAVES 5 TO
8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A CHANCE
OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
LOZ061-021600-
MAFOR 0210/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11637 12620 11630 12620 12630. A CHANCE OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12627 13727 11620 11630 11730. A CHANCE OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET TODAY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET,
AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET TONIGHT.
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