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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am est sat jan 31 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 30.9 inch high over the upper midwest will build 
southward across the plains states through saturday, before 
weakening to 30.4 inches and settling across the gulf coast states 
on sunday. the northeastern portion of this ridge will slide across 
the central and eastern great lakes sunday and monday, with a 
weakening 30.0 inch trough sliding across the lake tuesday. a 30.6 
inch high from central canada will move into the upper midwest 
wednesday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 am est sat jan 31 2026

.rest of today...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
lake effect snow showers likely late this morning, then scattered
snow showers this afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers
early. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a chance
of snow showers. waves 2 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am est sat jan 31 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 30.9 inch high over the upper midwest will build 
southward across the plains states through saturday, before 
weakening to 30.4 inches and settling across the gulf coast states 
on sunday. the northeastern portion of this ridge will slide across 
the central and eastern great lakes sunday and monday, with a 
weakening 30.0 inch trough sliding across the lake tuesday. a 30.6 
inch high from central canada will move into the upper midwest 
wednesday.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 am est sat jan 31 2026

.rest of today...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
lake effect snow late this morning, then lake effect snow showers
likely this afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers
early. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers during the day. waves 2 feet or less. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
933 am est sat jan 31 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 high pressure ridge averaging 30.40 inches builds from the 
north-central united states and vicinity through sunday.
the ridge begins to exit eastward sunday night before a very weak 
cold front drifts eastward across lake erie monday night through 
tuesday. behind the front, another ridge averaging 30.40 inches 
should build from the north-central united states through
wednesday.


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ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm off shoreline to us-
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-
933 am est sat jan 31 2026

.rest of today...north winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of snow
showers. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. a slight
chance of snow showers early. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. 
.sunday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. 
.wednesday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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