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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am est tue feb 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 ridge averaging 30.2 inches across the lower great 
lakes will move to the east coast today. a 29.9 inch low just north 
of georgian bay this morning will move to the lower saint lawrence 
valley by wednesday. a 30.4 inch high will then settle into the 
lower ohio valley wednesday through thursday. a strong cold front 
will then cross the lower great lakes friday, with a 30.6 inch high 
building into the central great lakes and ohio valley saturday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 am est tue feb 3 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
snow showers likely late this morning, then scattered snow
showers this afternoon. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. a
chance of snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of
snow showers. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves
1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet building
to 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally around 14 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 6 to 9 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am est tue feb 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 ridge averaging 30.2 inches across the lower great 
lakes will move to the east coast today. a 29.9 inch low just north 
of georgian bay this morning will move to the lower saint lawrence 
valley by wednesday. a 30.4 inch high will then settle into the 
lower ohio valley wednesday through thursday. a strong cold front 
will then cross the lower great lakes friday, with a 30.6 inch high 
building into the central great lakes and ohio valley saturday.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 am est tue feb 3 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
snow showers likely. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
after midnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. a
chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
a chance of snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. snow showers likely during the day,
then a chance of snow showers thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest to
30 knots. snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 9 to
12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 13 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
927 am est tue feb 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 cold front will continue to push east across the lake this
morning before a ridge averaging 30.30 inches builds eastward
behind the cold front through thursday. low pressure 29.50 inches
sweeping eastward through canada will lift a warm front near the
lake thursday evening before dragging a cold front east on 
friday. high pressure 30.40 inches returns from the northwest this
weekend.


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canadian border-willowick to geneva-on-the-
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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-
927 am est tue feb 3 2026

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of snow, then a slight chance of snow late. the lake is
mostly ice covered.
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a slight
chance of snow early. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. snow likely thursday night. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. snow
during the day. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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