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FZUS61 KBUF 080303
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1003 PM EST SAT MAR 7 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 WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC WITH
ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSING THE LAKE TONIGHT. A LARGE 30.1 INCH
HIGH WILL THEN MOVE FROM THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION TOMORROW AND MONDAY WHILE RIDGING NORTH ACROSS THE LAKE. A
28.9 INCH LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS JAMES BAY MONDAY WHILE PRESSURE
AVERAGES 30.0 INCHES ACROSS THE LAKE TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT FROM THIS
LOW WILL STALL NEAR THE LAKE TUESDAY, LIFTING NORTHWARD WEDNESDAY AS
A 29.5 WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE RIPPLES ALONG THE FRONT, WITH THIS WAVE
PASSING JUST TO THE WEST OF THE LAKE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO SODUS BAY-
1003 PM EST SAT MAR 7 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
3 TO 6 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO
6 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AND INCREASING
TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. RAIN
SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 19 FEET.
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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1003 PM EST SAT MAR 7 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH.
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES
2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST AND INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. RAIN
SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW SHOWERS
LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 13 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 30 KNOTS. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET BUILDING TO 12 TO
16 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 20 FEET.
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MAFOR 0804/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14620 11520 12530 11520. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11520 14620 13520. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
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