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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm est thu feb 19 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 29.3 inch low over missouri will move to the central 
great lakes by friday, then will weaken to 29.7 inches as it passes 
across lake ontario saturday. another 29.8 inch low will then deepen 
to 29.2 inches as it moves off the carolina coast and out to sea 
sunday and monday, with a 30.2 inch high then forecast to slide 
across the lower great lakes tuesday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
402 pm est thu feb 19 2026

.tonight...east winds 15 to 25 knots. patchy fog late. a chance
of rain showers late. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 25 knots. patchy fog in the morning.
rain showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.friday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north.
rain showers with snow showers likely. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. snow
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers tuesday night. waves 2 to
4 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm est thu feb 19 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 29.3 inch low over missouri will move to the central 
great lakes by friday, then will weaken to 29.7 inches as it passes 
across lake ontario saturday. another 29.8 inch low will then deepen 
to 29.2 inches as it moves off the carolina coast and out to sea 
sunday and monday, with a 30.2 inch high then forecast to slide 
across the lower great lakes tuesday.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
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402 pm est thu feb 19 2026

.tonight...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 20 knots. patchy fog in the morning.
rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. rain and snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. a
chance of snow showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. snow
showers likely. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers tuesday night. waves
1 to 3 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
449 pm est thu feb 19 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 stationary front south of lake erie extends westward into low 
pressure of 29.30 inches across the central midwest. this low 
shifts into the ohio valley tonight and tracks across lake 
michigan tomorrow morning. a cold front sweeps across the region 
quickly tomorrow with the parent low stalling over lake huron 
friday night. this low weakens to 30.00 inches saturday and sags 
south toward lake erie sunday. the low dissipates into a trough 
monday and remains across the lake as a clipper system tracks to
the north tuesday.


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canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
449 pm est thu feb 19 2026

...dense fog advisory in effect until 10 pm est this evening...

.tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. areas of fog through the early overnight. a slight
chance of rain showers this evening, then a chance of rain
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
rain showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late.
the lake is mostly ice covered.
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots. rain showers likely early, then a chance of rain
showers late in the morning. a chance of rain and snow showers in
the afternoon. 
.friday night...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers in the
evening. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a
chance of snow showers overnight. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow
sunday night. 
.monday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow during
the day. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow tuesday night. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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