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FZUS61 KBUF 201502
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 AM EST FRI FEB 20 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 29.3 INCH LOW OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS WILL MOVE TO THE
CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TODAY, THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 29.7 INCHES AS IT
PASSES ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO SATURDAY. ANOTHER 29.8 INCH LOW WILL THEN
DEEPEN TO 29.2 INCHES AS IT MOVES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST AND OUT TO
SEA SUNDAY AND MONDAY, WITH A 30.2 INCH HIGH THEN FORECAST TO SLIDE
ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TUESDAY.
LOZ062-063-202200-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO SODUS BAY-
1002 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH. RAIN.
WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A CHANCE OF
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. SNOW
LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
LOZ064-065-202200-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1002 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
RAIN LATE THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. RAIN, SNOW AND SLEET IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
SNOW AND RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. SNOW
LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
LOZ061-202200-
MAFOR 2016/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11236 11426 11530 11520 11510 11610 11710 11110.
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. WAVES 5
TO 8 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES
3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET
SATURDAY MORNING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11236 11326 11527 11520 11510 11610 11710 11810.
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FEET, AND OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
SATURDAY MORNING.
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