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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am est sun feb 15 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 will drift off the southeast coast 
tonight. a weak trough will then cross the lake sunday night. 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.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
402 am est sun feb 15 2026

.today...east winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast less than
10 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a chance
of rain showers in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow
showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east and increasing
to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain showers tuesday night. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...east winds 15 to 25 knots. rain with snow and
freezing rain likely during the day, then rain wednesday night.
waves 4 to 7 feet building to 5 to 9 feet, then subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.thursday...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain thursday night. waves 3 to 5 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am est sun feb 15 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 will drift off the southeast coast 
tonight. a weak trough will then cross the lake sunday night. 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.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
river-
402 am est sun feb 15 2026

.today...east winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. a chance
of freezing rain, snow and rain showers from late evening on.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. a
chance of freezing rain in the morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
rain showers likely with a chance of freezing rain in the
evening, then rain showers likely overnight. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. rain
and snow with freezing rain likely during the day, then rain and
snow wednesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. a
chance of rain and snow. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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