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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/5/2026 4:03 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/5/2026 11:00 PM America/New_York.
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forecast for the saint lawrence river
including the thousand islands region
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt tue may 5 2026
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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to saint regis
403 pm edt tue may 5 2026
...small craft advisory in effect until 8 pm edt this evening...
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 10 knots or less after midnight. showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms early, then showers from late
evening on.
.wednesday...south winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers early in the
afternoon.
.wednesday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less. mostly
cloudy.
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. mostly sunny.
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. partly to mostly
cloudy.
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. a chance
of rain showers.
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers.
.sunday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. a
chance of showers.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/5/2026 4:02 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/5/2026 11:00 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm edt tue may 5 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 29.2 inch low over hudson bay this evening will weaken
to 29.3 inches as it moves to northern quebec through wednesday. a
trailing wavy cold front will slowly cross the lake through tonight,
then drift across new england wednesday and out to sea thursday. a
30.1 inch high over the tennessee and ohio valleys thursday night
will slide to the mid-atlantic coastline friday. a 29.6 inch low
will track across the lake early saturday, followed by a 29.7 inch
low that will track near or just south of the lake for later sunday.
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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
402 pm edt tue may 5 2026
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast and
diminishing to 10 knots or less after midnight. showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms early, then showers late this
evening. rain after midnight. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. rain
early, then showers likely late in the morning. waves 2 feet or
less.
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 2 feet or
less.
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.thursday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.friday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance of
showers friday night. waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 2 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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