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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est mon dec 29 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz043-044-300400-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 pm est mon dec 29 2025

...storm warning in effect until midnight est tonight...

.tonight...west gales to 45 knots. lake effect snow showers.
waves 18 to 23 feet building to 19 to 24 feet, then subsiding to
17 to 22 feet. waves occasionally around 31 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 40 knots. lake effect snow showers.
waves 15 to 20 feet subsiding to 14 to 19 feet. waves
occasionally around 26 feet. 
.tuesday night...west gales to 40 knots diminishing to 30 knots.
lake effect snow showers. waves 15 to 19 feet subsiding to 9 to
13 feet. waves occasionally around 24 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow showers.
waves 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. snow showers.
waves 9 to 12 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 15 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. lake
effect snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
7 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. lake
effect snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet,
then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. snow showers likely
during the day, then a chance of snow showers saturday night.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally
around 6 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 39 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est mon dec 29 2025

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


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mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 pm est mon dec 29 2025

...storm warning in effect until midnight est tonight...

.tonight...southwest storm force winds to 50 knots becoming west
and diminishing to 45 knot gales after midnight. snow showers.
visibility one quarter mile or less at times. waves 16 to 21 feet
building to 17 to 22 feet, then subsiding to 15 to 20 feet. waves
occasionally around 28 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 40 knots. snow showers likely.
visibility one quarter mile or less at times. waves 15 to 19 feet
subsiding to 12 to 17 feet. waves occasionally around 24 feet. 
.tuesday night...west gales to 40 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers in the evening, then lake
effect snow showers overnight. visibility one quarter mile or
less at times in the evening. waves 13 to 17 feet subsiding to
8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 22 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow showers. waves 7 to 11 feet. waves occasionally
around 14 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. snow showers.
waves 8 to 11 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally
around 14 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow showers.
waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally
around 6 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow showers likely. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
9 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. snow
showers likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers
saturday night. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet. 

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