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GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1002 AM EDT Fri May 8 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 30.1 inch high will drift off the Mid Atlantic coast
through tonight. A weak 29.5 inch low will then move from the upper
Great Lakes Saturday to western Quebec by early Sunday before moving
to northern Quebec early Monday. Meanwhile, a trailing cold front
will cross the lake Sunday night. A 30.4 inch high will then build
from the upper Great Lakes Monday to the lower Great Lakes by
Tuesday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1002 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 2 feet or less.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1002 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
15 to 20 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.

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LOZ061-082100-
MAFOR 0815/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13500 14400 11300. Waves 2 feet or less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11600 11510 11500 12400 12410 11310. Waves 2
feet or less.

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