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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am est thu jan 29 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 surface trough will drop southward across the lake 
today. a strong 30.9 inch high will then build from the northern 
plains friday to the southern plains by saturday before expanding 
into the ohio valley and central great lakes sunday while weakening 
to 30.4 inches. a narrow portion of a gulf surface high averaging 
30.4 inches will cross the lake on monday, between a coastal low and 
approaching clipper low from the upper great lakes.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
402 am est thu jan 29 2026

.today...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. snow early, then snow
showers likely late this morning. a chance of snow showers this
afternoon. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. snow
showers likely. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. lake effect snow showers likely. waves 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. snow showers likely during
the day, then a chance of snow showers saturday night. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am est thu jan 29 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 surface trough will drop southward across the lake 
today. a strong 30.9 inch high will then build from the northern 
plains friday to the southern plains by saturday before expanding 
into the ohio valley and central great lakes sunday while weakening 
to 30.4 inches. a narrow portion of a gulf surface high averaging 
30.4 inches will cross the lake on monday, between a coastal low and 
approaching clipper low from the upper great lakes.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
402 am est thu jan 29 2026

.today...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 9 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow in
the evening, then lake effect snow showers likely after midnight.
waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. lake
effect snow. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. lake effect snow. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. lake effect snow showers
likely during the day, then a chance of snow showers saturday
night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
332 am est thu jan 29 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...
strong arctic high pressure 30.70 inches builds south into the 
midwest and central plains today and persist through the weekend. 
weak low pressure 30.10 inches moves east through the great lakes
on monday.


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ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
vermilion to avon point oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
avon point to willowick oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 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-
332 am est thu jan 29 2026

.today...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. a slight chance of snow showers early. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 knots or less. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. waves
1 foot or less. 
.sunday...northwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. waves
1 foot or less. 

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