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FZUS61 KBUF 310902
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
402 AM EST SAT JAN 31 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 30.9 INCH HIGH OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BUILD
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES THROUGH SATURDAY, BEFORE
WEAKENING TO 30.4 INCHES AND SETTLING ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES
ON SUNDAY. THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THIS RIDGE WILL SLIDE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GREAT LAKES SUNDAY AND MONDAY, WITH A
WEAKENING 30.0 INCH TROUGH SLIDING ACROSS THE LAKE TUESDAY. A 30.6
INCH HIGH FROM CENTRAL CANADA WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST
WEDNESDAY.
LOZ062-311600-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
402 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2026
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
FROM LATE MORNING ON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
EARLY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES
1 TO 2 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
LOZ063>065-311600-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
402 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2026
TODAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
EARLY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
LOZ061-311600-
MAFOR 3110/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11810 12800 11700 14810. A CHANCE OF LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 15800 12810. A CHANCE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
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