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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am edt thu sep 3 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 trough averaging 29.9 inches lingers over lake ontario 
through tonight. on friday through monday, a ridge averaging 30.1 
inches should affect the lake as the embedded high pressure center 
moves from northern ontario toward the mid-atlantic states. this 
ridge should then exit generally southward monday night through 
tuesday and allow a cold front to drift southward across lake 
ontario.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 am edt thu sep 3 2026

.this afternoon...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...northwest winds less than 10 knots. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.friday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...northeast winds around 10 knots becoming light and
variable. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots.
waves 1 foot or less. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am edt thu sep 3 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 trough averaging 29.9 inches lingers over lake ontario 
through tonight. on friday through monday, a ridge averaging 30.1 
inches should affect the lake as the embedded high pressure center 
moves from northern ontario toward the mid-atlantic states. this 
ridge should then exit generally southward monday night through 
tuesday and allow a cold front to drift southward across lake 
ontario.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 am edt thu sep 3 2026

.this afternoon...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 knots or less. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. waves
1 foot or less. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
1014 am edt thu sep 3 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 frontal boundary will oscillate along lake erie through 
tonight with pressure averaging 29.90 inches before being pushed 
south as a cold front friday. a ridge averaging 30.00 inches will 
build from the north through the weekend into early next week.


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lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
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conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
1014 am edt thu sep 3 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon.
a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less. showers and thunderstorms
likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north. showers
likely. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. waves
2 feet or less. 
.monday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. waves
1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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