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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/18/2026 10:03 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/19/2026 5:00 AM America/New_York.
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forecast for the saint lawrence river
including the thousand islands region
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt mon may 18 2026
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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to saint regis
1003 pm edt mon may 18 2026
.overnight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of
showers late.
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
early.
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. showers likely.
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers in the morning.
.wednesday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. mainly clear.
.friday...light and variable winds. a chance of showers friday
night.
.saturday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. a
chance of showers.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/18/2026 10:02 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/19/2026 5:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm edt mon may 18 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...an area of low pressure at 29.7 inches over wisconsin
will track northeast to the upper great lakes tonight into tuesday
morning, then to central quebec wednesday while strengthening to
29.4 inches. a cold front attendant to this low will cross the lake
late tuesday night into wednesday morning. a large 30.4 inch high
will then build across the entire great lakes region wednesday night
through thursday. high pressure will move to the east and weaken to
30.1 inches friday. a 29.9 inch low will track across the ohio
valley and near the lake saturday.
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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 pm edt mon may 18 2026
.overnight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers likely overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. showers likely in the
morning. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. waves
2 feet or less.
.friday...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
showers likely friday night. waves 2 feet or less building to
2 to 4 feet.
.saturday...east winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
saturday night. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/18/2026 10:02 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/19/2026 5:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm edt mon may 18 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...an area of low pressure at 29.7 inches over wisconsin
will track northeast to the upper great lakes tonight into tuesday
morning, then to central quebec wednesday while strengthening to
29.4 inches. a cold front attendant to this low will cross the lake
late tuesday night into wednesday morning. a large 30.4 inch high
will then build across the entire great lakes region wednesday night
through thursday. high pressure will move to the east and weaken to
30.1 inches friday. a 29.9 inch low will track across the ohio
valley and near the lake saturday.
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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 pm edt mon may 18 2026
.overnight...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
a chance of showers. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely overnight. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers in
the morning. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.wednesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than
10 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.friday...east winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers friday
night. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.saturday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. showers likely. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 5/18/2026 9:09 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/19/2026 4:15 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
909 pm edt mon may 18 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...
pressure will fall tonight and tuesday ahead of a cold front late
tuesday into early tuesday night. a ridge averaging 30.30 inches
will build in wednesday holding through thursday night. a trough
averaging 30.30 inches moves in for the weekend.
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ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
909 pm edt mon may 18 2026
.rest of tonight...southwest winds around 10 knots. a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
early, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning. waves
1 to 2 feet.
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 3 feet.
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. showers
likely in the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northeast. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less.
.friday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers during
the day, then showers likely friday night. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. showers
likely. waves 2 feet or less.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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