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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz042-202200-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through late tonight...
...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.this afternoon...west winds to 30 knots. light freezing spray. a
chance of snow showers. waves 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally
around 14 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. light freezing spray in the evening. a chance of snow
showers in the evening, then snow showers likely overnight. waves
6 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
13 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots. snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to
7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west.
snow showers. waves 5 to 9 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. waves
occasionally around 13 feet. 
.thursday...west winds to 30 knots. a chance of snow showers.
waves 7 to 10 feet building to 9 to 12 feet. waves occasionally
around 15 feet. 
.friday...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves
7 to 11 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around
14 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez040-041-202200-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 4 pm est
...
...small craft advisory in effect through late friday night...

.this afternoon...west winds to 30 knots. light freezing spray.
lake effect snow. waves 7 to 10 feet. waves occasionally around
13 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. light
freezing spray in the evening. lake effect snow showers in the
evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. waves 5 to
9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
11 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots. snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west.
snow showers. waves 5 to 9 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. waves
occasionally around 13 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. snow
showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers
thursday night. waves 6 to 10 feet. waves occasionally around
13 feet. 
.friday...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest 15 to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of snow showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz045-202200-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through late tonight...
...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.this afternoon...west winds to 30 knots. lake effect snow.
visibility one quarter mile or less at times.
waves 8 to 12 feet building to 10 to 13 feet. waves occasionally
around 16 feet. 
.tonight...west winds to 30 knots becoming southwest 15 to
25 knots. light freezing spray in the evening. lake effect snow
in the evening, then lake effect snow showers overnight. waves
9 to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to 10 feet. waves occasionally around
16 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
snow showers. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds to 30 knots becoming southwest.
snow showers. waves 6 to 10 feet building to 9 to 13 feet. waves
occasionally around 16 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. snow
showers. waves 9 to 12 feet building to 11 to 16 feet. waves
occasionally around 20 feet. 
.friday...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest 15 to
25 knots. snow showers. waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding to 6 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day. waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around
6 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez020-202200-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm est this evening...

.this afternoon...west winds 15 to 20 knots. snow showers likely
late. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. lake effect snow showers. 
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. snow showers. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
snow showers. 
.thursday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of snow showers. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots.
a chance of snow showers. 
.saturday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. a chance
of snow showers during the day. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 33 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz043-202200-
hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through late tonight...
...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.this afternoon...west winds to 30 knots. light freezing spray. a
chance of snow showers. waves 7 to 11 feet. waves
occasionally around 14 feet. 
.tonight...west winds to 30 knots becoming southwest 15 to
25 knots. light freezing spray in the evening. waves 6 to 10 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 13 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. snow showers. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west
to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to
8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.thursday...west winds to 30 knots. a chance of snow showers.
waves 6 to 9 feet building to 9 to 13 feet. waves occasionally
around 16 feet. 
.friday...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest 15 to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 9 to 12 feet subsiding
to 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 35 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz044-202200-
sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
1003 am est tue jan 20 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect through late tonight...
...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.this afternoon...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. light
freezing spray. lake effect snow showers. waves 10 to 14 feet.
waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. light freezing spray in the evening. a chance of snow
showers in the evening. waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding to 5 to
8 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. a
chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely
in the afternoon. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet.
waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds to 30 knots becoming southwest.
snow showers likely. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 7 to 11 feet.
waves occasionally around 14 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. snow
showers likely. waves 9 to 12 feet building to 14 to 18 feet.
waves occasionally around 23 feet. 
.friday...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest 15 to
25 knots. snow showers likely. waves 10 to 15 feet subsiding to
7 to 10 feet. waves occasionally around 19 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
1007 am est tue jan 20 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez146>149-202115-
avon point to willowick oh-willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-
geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
1007 am est tue jan 20 2026

...heavy freezing spray warning in effect until 4 pm est this
afternoon...

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots. snow likely late this morning, then a chance of snow
this afternoon. waves in ice free areas occasionally around
11 feet. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. a
chance of snow overnight. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. snow.
waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west
to 30 knots. snow likely in the evening, then a chance of snow
overnight. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for thursday through saturday.

the water temperature off toledo is 35 degrees, off cleveland 32
degrees, and off erie 32 degrees.

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