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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 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 weak 30.0 inch trough will cross the lake later 
tonight. a weak ridge of high pressure averaging 30.1 inches will 
then build over the lower great lakes monday 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. low pressure averaging 29.5 
inches will linger well to the west of the lake over the western 
great lake region through thursday night, drawing closer to the 
lake friday.


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

.today...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. waves
2 feet 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
402 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 weak 30.0 inch trough will cross the lake later 
tonight. a weak ridge of high pressure averaging 30.1 inches will 
then build over the lower great lakes monday 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. low pressure averaging 29.5 
inches will linger well to the west of the lake over the western 
great lake region 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-
402 am est mon feb 16 2026

.today...southeast winds 5 to 15 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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