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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/17/2026 10:03 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/18/2026 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 sun may 17 2026
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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to saint regis
1003 pm edt sun may 17 2026
.overnight...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. a chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.monday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers late
in the morning.
.monday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of
showers overnight.
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers in the morning.
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. showers likely.
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of showers during the day.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. mainly clear.
.friday...light and variable winds. mostly cloudy.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/17/2026 10:02 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/18/2026 5:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 pm edt sun may 17 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...high pressure will weaken to 30.0 inches across the
lake tonight. an area of low pressure will develop over the central
plains monday. the low will weaken from 29.4 inches to 29.6 inches
as it tracks northeast to the upper great lakes monday night into
tuesday morning, then to central quebec wednesday while
strengthening to 29.4 inches. a cold front attendant to this low
will cross the lake late tuesday night into wednesday morning. a
large 30.4 inch high will then build across the entire great lakes
region wednesday night through thursday. high pressure will move to
the east and weaken to 30.1 inches friday.
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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
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1002 pm edt sun may 17 2026
.overnight...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. patchy fog
after midnight. a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
waves 1 foot or less.
.monday...south winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers in
the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of showers during the day. waves 3 to 6 feet.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than
10 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.friday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. a chance
of showers friday night. waves 2 feet or less.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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