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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm est sun feb 15 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 weak 30.0 inch trough will cross the lake later 
tonight. a weak ridge of high pressure averaging 30.1 inches will 
then build over the lower great lakes monday through tuesday. an 
elongated 29.4 inch low will then stretch from minnesota to the 
central great lakes wednesday, with one piece of this low passing 
just south of the lake wednesday night. low pressure averaging 29.5 
inches will linger well to the west of the lake over the western 
great lake region through thursday night, drawing closer to the 
lake friday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
1002 pm est sun feb 15 2026

.overnight...east winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. patchy
fog. a chance of rain showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday night...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east
10 to 15 knots. a chance of rain and snow overnight. waves 1 foot
or less building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. rain,
a chance of snow and freezing rain during the day, then rain with
snow likely wednesday night. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers thursday night. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.friday...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. rain
showers likely during the day, then a chance of rain and snow
showers friday night. waves 3 to 6 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm est sun feb 15 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 weak 30.0 inch trough will cross the lake later 
tonight. a weak ridge of high pressure averaging 30.1 inches will 
then build over the lower great lakes monday through tuesday. an 
elongated 29.4 inch low will then stretch from minnesota to the 
central great lakes wednesday, with one piece of this low passing 
just south of the lake wednesday night. low pressure averaging 29.5 
inches will linger well to the west of the lake over the western 
great lake region through thursday night, drawing closer to the 
lake friday.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 pm est sun feb 15 2026

.overnight...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
patchy fog. a chance of rain showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 knots or less. a chance of rain showers
in the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...east winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. rain
and snow during the day, then snow and rain wednesday night.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of rain showers thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. rain
showers likely during the day, then rain showers likely with a
chance of snow showers friday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
938 pm est sun feb 15 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 trough averaging 29.90 inches is replaced by a weak
ridge averaging 30.00 inches monday. a stationary front will 
linger along the southern shore of lake erie tuesday through early
wednesday when it lifts northeast as a warm front. a trough 
averaging 29.80 inches persists through thursday night, followed 
by a cold front friday.


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938 pm est sun feb 15 2026

.overnight...light and variable winds. patchy dense fog
after midnight. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.monday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. areas
of dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog early in the
afternoon. 
.monday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
patchy dense fog. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. patchy
dense fog in the morning. 
.tuesday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots. rain likely overnight.
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. rain during the day.
.thursday...east winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain thursday night. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of rain during the day, then a chance of rain and snow friday
night. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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