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FZUS61 KBUF 301502
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 AM EST FRI JAN 30 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
THE CORE OF A 30.9 INCH HIGH OVER CENTRAL CANADA WILL
BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES THROUGH SATURDAY...BEFORE
WEAKENING TO 30.4 INCHES AND SETTLING ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES
ON SUNDAY. IN THE PROCESS...THE FAR NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THIS
RIDGE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GREAT LAKES SUNDAY
AND MONDAY...WITH A WEAKENING 30.0 INCH TROUGH THEN SLIDING ACROSS
THE LAKE TUESDAY.
LOZ062-302200-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
1002 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. SNOW
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
LOZ063>065-302200-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1002 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT
SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
15 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
LOZ061-302200-
MAFOR 3016/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11727 11627 11727 12717 11707 12817. WAVES 3 TO
6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14727 11817 13807. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS SATURDAY MORNING.
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