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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est thu feb 26 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 30.0 inch high over the eastern great lakes will 
continue to slide to the new england coastline tonight and friday. a 
29.2 inch low is then expected to deepen to 28.9 inches as it moves 
from north of lake superior to northern quebec friday night and 
saturday, with a 30.6 inch high settling across the great lakes 
saturday night and sunday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
403 pm est thu feb 26 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest.
waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of rain and snow showers tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet.

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est thu feb 26 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 30.0 inch high over the eastern great lakes will 
continue to slide to the new england coastline tonight and friday. a 
29.2 inch low is then expected to deepen to 28.9 inches as it moves 
from north of lake superior to northern quebec friday night and 
saturday, with a 30.6 inch high settling across the great lakes 
saturday night and sunday.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
river-
403 pm est thu feb 26 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 9 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. waves
4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
9 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers overnight. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers
during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain and snow
showers tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
310 pm est thu feb 26 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 30.00 inches will persist across the region into
friday. low pressure 29.20 inches will move northeast through the
upper great lakes and near hudson bay friday into saturday, 
extending a cold front east across the area on saturday. high 
pressure 30.60 inches will build from the upper midwest on sunday 
and gradually move east towards new england through tuesday. 



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canadian border-
310 pm est thu feb 26 2026

.tonight...south winds 10 knots or less. the lake is mostly ice
covered.
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. 
.saturday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. snow likely. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. 
.monday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. 
.tuesday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of rain tuesday night. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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