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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/18/2026 10:03 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/18/2026 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 mon may 18 2026
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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to saint regis
1003 am edt mon may 18 2026
.this afternoon...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
becoming mostly sunny.
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers
after midnight.
.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 with a chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely overnight.
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. 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. a chance of showers friday
night.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/18/2026 10:02 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/18/2026 5:00 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
1002 am edt mon may 18 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...an area of low pressure will develop over the central
plains today. the low will weaken from 29.4 inches to 29.6 inches as
it tracks northeast to the upper great lakes tonight 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
river-
1002 am edt mon may 18 2026
.this afternoon...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of showers from late evening on. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 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 25 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely during the day. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around
9 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 15 knots becoming southeast. a chance
of showers friday night. waves 1 to 3 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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