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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm 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 pm edt fri may 8 2026

.overnight...south winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
late. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots. showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet,
then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. a
chance of rain showers tuesday night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers. waves 2 feet or less. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm 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 hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 pm edt fri may 8 2026

.overnight...south winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
waves 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. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of showers. waves 1 foot or less. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
936 pm edt fri may 8 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...
a weak surface trough 29.80 wavers in the vicinity of lake erie 
through saturday morning. a cold front moves across the great 
lakes late saturday and saturday night. behind the front, a ridge 
averaging 30.10 inches will build over the great lakes sunday 
through monday. the next low pressure system and trailing cold 
front will move into the great lakes region by the middle of next 
week.


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canadian border-
936 pm edt fri may 8 2026

.rest of tonight...south winds 5 to 10 knots. a slight chance of
showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms late. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north. waves
1 foot or less. 
.monday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. rain showers likely tuesday night. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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