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FZUS61 KBUF 031402
GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 AM EDT THU SEP 3 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 WEAK TROUGH AVERAGING 29.9 INCHES LINGERS OVER LAKE ONTARIO
THROUGH TONIGHT. ON FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY, A RIDGE AVERAGING 30.1
INCHES SHOULD AFFECT THE LAKE AS THE EMBEDDED HIGH PRESSURE CENTER
MOVES FROM NORTHERN ONTARIO TOWARD THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. THIS
RIDGE SHOULD THEN EXIT GENERALLY SOUTHWARD MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AND ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD ACROSS LAKE
ONTARIO.
LOZ062-032100-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
1002 AM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR
LESS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHEAST.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
LOZ063>065-032100-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1002 AM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING WEST. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
WEST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
LOZ061-032100-
MAFOR 0315/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 14600 14700. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14600 11600 12700 11800. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
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