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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
410 pm edt thu aug 13 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.2 inches begins to build from the 
canadian prairies tonight before settling over lake ontario and 
vicinity by this saturday. the ridge begins to exit eastward 
saturday night through sunday morning and allows a warm front to 
sweep northeastward across lake ontario as a low of 29.7 inches 
moves eastward across the northern great lakes. this low should move 
generally east-southeastward from near the northern great lakes to 
near the gulf of maine later sunday through this monday. the low 
track should allow a cold front to sweep eastward across lake 
ontario sunday evening through sunday night. behind the cold front, 
a high pressure ridge averaging 30.0 inches should attempt to build 
from the upper midwest through monday. the high is expected to move 
off the east coast tuesday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
410 pm edt thu aug 13 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming east. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday night...east winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds around 10 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.monday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. waves
1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
410 pm edt thu aug 13 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.2 inches begins to build from the 
canadian prairies tonight before settling over lake ontario and 
vicinity by this saturday. the ridge begins to exit eastward 
saturday night through sunday morning and allows a warm front to 
sweep northeastward across lake ontario as a low of 29.7 inches 
moves eastward across the northern great lakes. this low should move 
generally east-southeastward from near the northern great lakes to 
near the gulf of maine later sunday through this monday. the low 
track should allow a cold front to sweep eastward across lake 
ontario sunday evening through sunday night. behind the cold front, 
a high pressure ridge averaging 30.0 inches should attempt to build 
from the upper midwest through monday. the high is expected to move 
off the east coast tuesday.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
410 pm edt thu aug 13 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than
10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. a
chance of showers during the day. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. 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
354 pm edt thu aug 13 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 nearly stationary boundary will push into the ohio valley today
as high pressure 30.00 inches builds into the great lakes. this 
high will shift over lake erie friday and strengthen to 30.10 
inches before drifting southeast late saturday. low pressure 29.80
inches will drift across the central great lakes sunday, moving a
warm front north in the morning and a cold front east sunday
night. high pressure 30.10 inches returns for the start of next
week. 


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canadian border-
354 pm edt thu aug 13 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming north. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a
chance of showers in the evening, then showers overnight. waves
1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during
the day, then a chance of showers sunday night. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.monday...north winds 10 knots or less. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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