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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm edt thu aug 27 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 weak cold front will will cross the lower great lakes 
tonight. a 30.2 inch high will then build from the upper great lakes 
friday to the lower great lakes saturday before drifting off the new 
england coast sunday. a weak frontal boundary is then forecast to 
stall just north of the lake sunday night through tuesday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
402 pm edt thu aug 27 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday night...light and variable winds. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms sunday night. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms monday night. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm edt thu aug 27 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 weak cold front will will cross the lower great lakes 
tonight. a 30.2 inch high will then build from the upper great lakes 
friday to the lower great lakes saturday before drifting off the new 
england coast sunday. a weak frontal boundary is then forecast to 
stall just north of the lake sunday night through tuesday.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
402 pm edt thu aug 27 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday night...west winds less than 10 knots. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.saturday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. showers
likely sunday night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms monday night. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of showers during the day, then showers likely tuesday night.
waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
355 pm edt thu aug 27 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 of 29.90 inches will move south of lake erie tonight
pulling a cold front across the lake. high pressure of 30.10 
inches builds into the great lakes friday before settling to the 
mid-atlantic region sunday. a warm front moves north across lake 
erie sunday night. low pressure of 29.70 inches will approach the
upper great lakes on tuesday. 


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ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 5nm off shoreline to us-canadian border-geneva-on-
the-lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
355 pm edt thu aug 27 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. a chance of
waterspouts from late evening on. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. a
chance of waterspouts early. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...north winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds less than 10 knots becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance
of showers sunday night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$