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FZUS61 KBUF 220302
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 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 29.8 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. A
29.4 INCH LOW WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. A SFC LOW OF 29.5 INCHES WILL TRACK
FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE GULF OF MAINE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY, STAYING WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE LAKE.
LOZ062-063-221000-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO SODUS BAY-
1002 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. WAVES 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.
LOZ064-065-221000-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1002 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
OVERNIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING
EAST. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE. WAVES 1 FOOT 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.
LOZ061-221000-
MAFOR 2204/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11200 11300 12307 12207 11107 11117. A CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 13200 13207 12217. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WITH
AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE THIS EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
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