FZUS61 KBUF 082014 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 414 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 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 30.1 inch high will drift across New England this afternoon and tonight before pushing off the East Coast on Tuesday. An initial 29.7 inch low sliding across the Canadian Maritimes will push its trailing weak cold front toward the lake Tuesday night and early Wednesday where it will stall as another 29.7 inch low tracks from the Lower Mississippi Valley Tuesday night to the Upper Ohio Valley Wednesday. This second low will then lift across the Lower Great Lakes Wednesday night and Thursday with a 30.1 inch high then forecast to ridge across New York State on Friday and extend across the area Saturday. LOZ062-090315- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 414 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Periods of rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Periods of rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-090315- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 414 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Periods of rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-090315- MAFOR 0821/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12300 12400 12500 12600. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 15400 11500 11600. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ EAJ