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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am est mon feb 16 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 ridge will build over the lower great lakes 
today through tuesday. an elongated 29.4 inch low will then stretch 
from minnesota to the central great lakes wednesday, with one piece 
of this low passing just south of the lake wednesday night. 29.5 
inch low pressure will linger over the western great lakes through 
thursday night, drawing closer to the lake friday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
1002 am est mon feb 16 2026

.this afternoon...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers through the early overnight.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east
10 to 15 knots. a chance of rain showers overnight. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. rain
and snow. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. a
chance of rain and snow thursday night. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 25 knots. rain and snow likely. waves
3 to 6 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am est mon feb 16 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 ridge will build over the lower great lakes 
today through tuesday. an elongated 29.4 inch low will then stretch 
from minnesota to the central great lakes wednesday, with one piece 
of this low passing just south of the lake wednesday night. 29.5 
inch low pressure will linger over the western great lakes through 
thursday night, drawing closer to the lake friday.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 am est mon feb 16 2026

.this afternoon...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of rain showers in the evening, then a chance of rain
showers and freezing rain after midnight. a chance of rain
showers late. patchy fog after midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. patchy fog in the morning.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. snow
and rain. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. snow and
rain likely. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
922 am est mon feb 16 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 trough averaging 29.80 inches will cross the upper great lakes 
today and approach lake ontario tonight. a stationary front will 
linger along the southern shore of lake erie on tuesday then lift 
north as a warm front on wednesday. a trough averaging 29.80 inches 
persists through thursday night. a stronger low pressure system will 
deepen to 29.50 inches as it approaches lake michigan on friday.


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922 am est mon feb 16 2026

.this afternoon...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
patchy dense fog. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. a slight chance of rain in the evening. patchy fog
late. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. patchy fog
in the morning. 
.tuesday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
rain likely overnight. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. rain during the day, then a chance of rain wednesday
night. 
.thursday...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain thursday night. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of rain. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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