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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 7/21/2026 10:03 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 7/22/2026 5:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm edt tue jul 21 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 will be near james bay with multiple frontal
boundaries crossing the lake through tonight. a secondary cold
front will cross the lake wednesday, with a 30.2 inch high
building across the lower great lakes region wednesday night
through friday. the high will move off the east coast saturday.
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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
1002 pm edt tue jul 21 2026
.rest of tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds late
this evening. waves 3 to 6 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet.
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
and diminishing to around 10 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. waves
2 feet or less.
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot
or less.
.friday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. waves
1 foot or less.
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less.
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a chance
of showers. waves 2 feet or less.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 7/21/2026 10:03 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 7/22/2026 5:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm edt tue jul 21 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 will be near james bay with multiple frontal
boundaries crossing the lake through tonight. a secondary cold
front will cross the lake wednesday, with a 30.2 inch high
building across the lower great lakes region wednesday night
through friday. the high will move off the east coast saturday.
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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 pm edt tue jul 21 2026
.rest of tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots. showers with a
chance of thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. some thunderstorms may produce gusty
winds late this evening. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to
7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 20 to 25 knots. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.wednesday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or
less.
.friday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. waves
1 foot or less.
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less.
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
during the day, then showers likely sunday night. waves 2 feet or
less.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 7/21/2026 10:03 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 7/22/2026 5:00 AM America/New_York.
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forecast for the saint lawrence river
including the thousand islands region
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt tue jul 21 2026
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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to saint regis
1003 pm edt tue jul 21 2026
.rest of tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms, then a chance of showers
late. some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds late this
evening.
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers.
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest
less than 10 knots. a chance of showers in the evening.
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
sunny.
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less. mainly clear.
.friday...southwest winds less than 10 knots. mainly clear.
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less. mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.
.sunday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. a
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely sunday
night.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 7/22/2026 3:50 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 7/22/2026 10:30 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
350 am edt wed jul 22 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 will linger over the lower great
lakes through this evening before high pressure 30.20 inches
builds east over the region early thursday. the high will maintain
influence through friday night and drift east on saturday. a
trough averaging 29.90 inches will move east across lake erie late
saturday into sunday.
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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-
350 am edt wed jul 22 2026
.today...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a slight chance of waterspouts. a slight chance of
showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a slight chance of
waterspouts early. a slight chance of showers early. waves 1 to
3 feet.
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. waves
1 foot or less.
.thursday night...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday...southeast winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less.
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
waves 1 foot or less.
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms sunday
night. waves 1 to 3 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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