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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt fri oct 9 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 ridge averaging 30.1 inches overhead today will slowly 
exit eastward tonight through saturday and allow a warm front to 
drift northward across the lake. on sunday through tuesday, a weak 
trough averaging 29.9 inches will overspread our area generally from 
the west with a cold front sweeping eastward across the lake on 
tuesday. simultaneously, the future remnant low of isaias will 
wobble northeastward from near the lower ohio valley to atlantic 
waters south of nova scotia and weaken to 29.6 inches sunday through 
tuesday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
402 am edt fri oct 9 2026

.today...west winds 15 to 20 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...north winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers monday night.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt fri oct 9 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 ridge averaging 30.1 inches overhead today will slowly 
exit eastward tonight through saturday and allow a warm front to 
drift northward across the lake. on sunday through tuesday, a weak 
trough averaging 29.9 inches will overspread our area generally from 
the west with a cold front sweeping eastward across the lake on 
tuesday. simultaneously, the future remnant low of isaias will 
wobble northeastward from near the lower ohio valley to atlantic 
waters south of nova scotia and weaken to 29.6 inches sunday through 
tuesday.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
402 am edt fri oct 9 2026

.today...west winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of waterspouts. a
chance of showers. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers monday night.
waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. a chance
of showers. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
351 am edt fri oct 9 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake erie

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...
high pressure 30.20 inches will remain overhead today then exit 
east on saturday. the remnant low of isaias 29.80 inches will 
track northeast through the tennessee and ohio valleys on 
sunday before departing off the east coast on monday. a cold 
front with pressure of 29.80 inches will cross the lake on 
tuesday. 


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canadian border-
avon point to willowick oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 5nm off shoreline to us-canadian border-geneva-on-
the-lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
351 am edt fri oct 9 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. showers likely overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to
15 knots. showers during the day, then a chance of showers sunday
night. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers monday night. waves 2 feet or less
building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers during the day. waves 3 to 6 feet. 

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