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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt thu aug 13 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 trough averaging 29.7 inches lingers over the lake ontario region 
today. a high pressure ridge averaging 30.2 inches begins to build 
from the canadian prairies tonight before settling over lake ontario 
and vicinity by this saturday. the ridge begins to exit eastward 
saturday night through sunday morning and allows a warm front to 
sweep northeastward across lake ontario as a low of 29.7 inches 
moves eastward across the northern great lakes. this low should move 
generally east-southeastward from near the northern great lakes to 
near the gulf of maine later sunday through this monday. the low 
track should allow a cold front to sweep eastward across lake 
ontario sunday evening through sunday night. behind the cold front, 
a high pressure ridge averaging 30.0 inches should attempt to build 
from the upper midwest through monday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
402 am edt thu aug 13 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. a chance
of showers saturday night. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. waves
1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt thu aug 13 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 trough averaging 29.7 inches lingers over the lake ontario region 
today. a high pressure ridge averaging 30.2 inches begins to build 
from the canadian prairies tonight before settling over lake ontario 
and vicinity by this saturday. the ridge begins to exit eastward 
saturday night through sunday morning and allows a warm front to 
sweep northeastward across lake ontario as a low of 29.7 inches 
moves eastward across the northern great lakes. this low should move 
generally east-southeastward from near the northern great lakes to 
near the gulf of maine later sunday through this monday. the low 
track should allow a cold front to sweep eastward across lake 
ontario sunday evening through sunday night. behind the cold front, 
a high pressure ridge averaging 30.0 inches should attempt to build 
from the upper midwest through monday.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
402 am edt thu aug 13 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
a chance of showers saturday night. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
354 am edt thu aug 13 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 finally push into the ohio valley today as
high pressure 30.00 inches builds into the great lakes. this high
will shift over lake erie friday and strengthen to 30.10 inches
before drifting southeast late saturday to allow a warm front to 
lift north across the lake by sunday morning. low pressure 29.90
inches crossing the central great lakes sunday will pull a cold
front across the lake sunday night.


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ripley to buffalo ny extending from 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-
354 am edt thu aug 13 2026

.today...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tonight...west winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms saturday night. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms sunday night. waves
2 feet or less. 
.monday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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