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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt wed jun 17 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.


loz045-180900-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 pm edt wed jun 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 2 am edt thursday through
late saturday night...

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
15 to 25 knots. showers likely after midnight. showers late.
waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally
around 6 feet. 
.thursday...south winds to 30 knots becoming southwest. showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to
30 knots. a chance of showers in the evening. waves 5 to 9 feet.
waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 5 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots. partly to mostly
cloudy. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. a chance of showers. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than
10 knots. a chance of showers sunday night. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. a chance of
showers. waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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