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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am est wed mar 4 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 30.2 inch high over michigan will slide across new 
york state today, then off the mid-atlantic coast tonight. a 30.0 
inch low will then track from the mid mississippi valley tonight to 
near lake erie thursday, across pennsylvania thursday night, then 
out to sea friday. another 29.6 inch low is then forecast to lift 
across the central great lakes saturday, with its trailing cold 
front crossing the lake saturday night, and a 29.9 inch high then 
sliding across the lower great lakes sunday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
402 am est wed mar 4 2026

.today...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. patchy
fog early. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain in the afternoon.
waves 1 to 2 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. rain. waves
5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.friday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots.
rain showers likely friday night. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. rain
showers. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am est wed mar 4 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 30.2 inch high over michigan will slide across new 
york state today, then off the mid-atlantic coast tonight. a 30.0 
inch low will then track from the mid mississippi valley tonight to 
near lake erie thursday, across pennsylvania thursday night, then 
out to sea friday. another 29.6 inch low is then forecast to lift 
across the central great lakes saturday, with its trailing cold 
front crossing the lake saturday night, and a 29.9 inch high then 
sliding across the lower great lakes sunday.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
river-
402 am est wed mar 4 2026

.today...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. patchy
fog this morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east.
rain with freezing rain likely. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing
to 15 to 25 knots. rain showers friday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. rain
showers. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 9 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
240 am est wed mar 4 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 stalled frontal boundary will remain south of lake erie through
thursday night before lifting north across the lake on friday as 
low pressure 29.80 inches moves east into the western great 
lakes. the low will push a cold front east across lake erie 
saturday evening followed by a ridge averaging 30.10 inches on 
sunday.


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canadian border-
240 am est wed mar 4 2026

...dense fog advisory in effect until 11 am est this morning...

.today...light and variable winds. patchy dense fog. the lake is
mostly ice covered.
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. patchy
fog. a slight chance of rain late in the evening. a chance of
rain, a slight chance of freezing rain and snow after midnight. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. patchy fog. rain.
.thursday night...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. patchy fog in the evening. rain.
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain friday night. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. rain during the day. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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