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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am est thu jan 29 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 surface trough will drop southward across the lake 
today. a strong 30.9 inch high will then build from the northern 
plains friday to the southern plains by saturday before expanding 
into the ohio valley and central great lakes sunday while weakening 
to 30.4 inches. a narrow portion of a gulf surface high averaging 
30.4 inches will cross the lake on monday, between a coastal low and 
approaching clipper low from the upper great lakes.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 am est thu jan 29 2026

.this afternoon...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. snow likely.
waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. snow likely in the
evening, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. snow
likely in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. lake effect snow showers likely. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. snow showers likely during
the day, then a chance of snow showers saturday night. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am est thu jan 29 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 surface trough will drop southward across the lake 
today. a strong 30.9 inch high will then build from the northern 
plains friday to the southern plains by saturday before expanding 
into the ohio valley and central great lakes sunday while weakening 
to 30.4 inches. a narrow portion of a gulf surface high averaging 
30.4 inches will cross the lake on monday, between a coastal low and 
approaching clipper low from the upper great lakes.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 am est thu jan 29 2026

.this afternoon...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest.
lake effect snow. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow.
waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. lake
effect snow. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. lake effect snow. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. lake effect snow showers
likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers saturday
night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
945 am est thu jan 29 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...
strong arctic high pressure 30.70 inches builds south into the 
midwest and central plains today and persist through the weekend. 
weak low pressure 30.10 inches moves east through the great lakes
on monday.


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canadian border-
vermilion to avon point oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
avon point to willowick oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 5nm off shoreline to us-canadian border-geneva-on-
the-lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
945 am est thu jan 29 2026

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a
slight chance of snow showers late this morning. the lake is
mostly ice covered.
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 knots or less. 
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. 
.sunday...northwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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