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FZUS61 KBUF 212102
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
402 PM EST SAT FEB 21 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 29.7 INCH LOW OVER LAKE HURON WILL DRIFT TO SOUTHERN
ONTARIO AND WEAKEN TO A REMNANT 29.9 INCH TROUGH TODAY. ANOTHER 29.8
INCH LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT, THEN WILL DEEPEN
TO 28.8 INCHES AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
NEW ENGLAND COASTLINES SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A 30.1 INCH HIGH IS
THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN AND SLIDE ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ON
TUESDAY AND NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY.
LOZ062-063-220400-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO SODUS BAY-
402 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
15 KNOTS. SNOW SHOWERS EARLY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FROM
LATE EVENING ON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. SNOW.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. SNOW.
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 9 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN SNOW LIKELY TUESDAY
NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. SNOW
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, RAIN SHOWERS AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE
DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET.
LOZ064-065-220400-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
402 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
EARLY, THEN SNOW. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. SNOW. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO
6 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST.
SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO
2 FEET OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. SNOW
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE DAY, THEN SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, RAIN SHOWERS AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE
DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET.
LOZ061-220400-
MAFOR 2122/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12217 11200 11300 12307 12207. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET,
THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET SUNDAY.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11117 11100 13200 13207. A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
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