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GLFLO
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1003 AM EDT FRI OCT 2 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 30.3 INCH HIGH WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES REGION TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY, BEFORE SLIDING NORTHEAST INTO
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. A 29.7 INCH LOW OVER
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO SUNDAY WILL DEEPEN TO 29.4 INCHES AS IT SLIDES
JUST SOUTH OF JAMES BAY INTO CENTRAL QUEBEC SUNDAY NIGHT, WHILE
SENDING A PAIR OF COLD FRONTS ACROSS THE LAKE. A 30.2 INCH HIGH OVER
THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
1003 AM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
REST OF TODAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET, THEN
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS BUILDING TO
3 TO 6 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 9 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
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LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
1003 AM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026
REST OF TODAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE THIS MORNING. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO
6 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 11 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET.
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MAFOR 0215/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11610 11620 13720 11810 12100. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11610 12620 11720 12820 11810 11100. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET
TONIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
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