999  
FZUS61 KBUF 060202  
GLFLO  
 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
1002 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 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 30.2 INCH SURFACE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS  
WESTERN QUEBEC TONIGHT, REACHING NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TOMORROW, THEN  
SLIDING EAST OF THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BY TUESDAY. MEANWHILE, A WEAK  
29.9 INCH LOW OVER OHIO THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO THE MID ATLANTIC  
BY LATE MONDAY. A BROAD 30.1 INCH HIGH IS THEN FORECAST TO BUILD  
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, THEN DRIFT OFF THE  
EAST COAST THURSDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE LAKE THURSDAY  
NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER 30.1 INCH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS  
THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  
 
LOZ062-060900-  
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-  
1002 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM LATE MORNING ON. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTH.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LOZ063>065-060900-  
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE  
RIVER-  
1002 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
MONDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM  
LATE MORNING ON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TUESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRIDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE  
DAY. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
LOZ061-060900-  
MAFOR 0603/  
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14110 14210. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MONDAY  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12110 15210. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MONDAY  
AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET OVERNIGHT. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS MONDAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET MONDAY EVENING.  
 

 
 
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