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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am est sat feb 28 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 29.1 inch low near james bay will move across northern 
quebec today while swinging a cold front across the lake this 
morning, with a weak secondary cold front then crossing the lake 
tonight. a 30.6 inch high will then settle across the great lakes 
sunday, new england monday, and across the western atlantic tuesday. 
a weak wave of low pressure averaging 30.1 inches will track across 
the ohio valley and lower great lakes tuesday and tuesday night, 
with a 30.4 inch high then building across the lower lakes region 
wednesday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
402 am est sat feb 28 2026

.today...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. rain
showers likely early. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow after midnight. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers in the morning. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.sunday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. rain
and snow showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of rain showers wednesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am est sat feb 28 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 29.1 inch low near james bay will move across northern 
quebec today while swinging a cold front across the lake this 
morning, with a weak secondary cold front then crossing the lake 
tonight. a 30.6 inch high will then settle across the great lakes 
sunday, new england monday, and across the western atlantic tuesday. 
a weak wave of low pressure averaging 30.1 inches will track across 
the ohio valley and lower great lakes tuesday and tuesday night, 
with a 30.4 inch high then building across the lower lakes region 
wednesday.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
river-
402 am est sat feb 28 2026

.today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. rain
showers early, then a chance of rain showers late this morning.
waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. a chance of snow after midnight. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers in the morning. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. snow and
rain showers likely. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of rain showers wednesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
314 am est sat feb 28 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...
low pressure deepens to 29.10 inches as it pushes across quebec
this morning while dragging a cold front east across lake erie
through this afternoon. a trough averaging 30.00 inches lingers
across the eastern great lakes tonight. high pressure builds to
30.60 inches as it moves from the northern plains into the eastern
great lakes region through monday and persists into tuesday. 


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314 am est sat feb 28 2026

.today...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots.
the lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. a chance
of snow. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. 
.sunday night...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. 
.monday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. 
.tuesday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. rain during
the day, then rain and snow likely tuesday night. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain wednesday night. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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