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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 8/20/2026 10:03 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 8/20/2026 5:00 PM America/New_York.
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forecast for the saint lawrence river
including the thousand islands region
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt thu aug 20 2026
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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to saint regis
1003 am edt thu aug 20 2026
.this afternoon...northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
west. partly sunny.
.tonight...north winds less than 10 knots. partly cloudy.
.friday...light and variable winds. sunny.
.friday night...northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.saturday...southeast winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers
during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
saturday night.
.sunday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. showers
with a chance of thunderstorms.
.monday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. showers
likely.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 8/20/2026 10:02 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 8/20/2026 5:00 PM America/New_York.
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expires:202608202100;;052079
open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am edt thu aug 20 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 30.1 inch high over the upper great lakes will build
southeast across southern ontario and quebec today and tonight,
before sliding across new england friday, then into the canadian
maritimes saturday. an elongated 29.7 inch low will slowly make its
way from the central great lakes to western quebec saturday and
sunday, then will wobble about western quebec through at least
monday.
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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
1002 am edt thu aug 20 2026
.this afternoon...north winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 foot or less.
.tonight...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast less than
10 knots. waves 1 foot or less.
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. waves
1 foot or less.
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
sunday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.monday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
monday night. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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