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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 12/21/2025 8:24 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 12/22/2025 5:15 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
824 pm est sun dec 21 2025
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 large 30.6 inch high will build east across the lake
tonight, then slide to the atlantic coastline monday. a 29.8 inch
low just north of lake superior tuesday will pass north of the lake,
resulting in a pair of fronts passing across the region. following
the passage of this system, a 30.4 inch high will then build across
the lake wednesday, sliding off the atlantic coastline thursday.
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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
river-
824 pm est sun dec 21 2025
.overnight...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers early. a chance of snow
showers, then lake effect snow likely late. waves
10 to 14 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
18 feet.
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. lake effect snow likely early, then a chance of snow
showers late in the morning. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
5 feet.
.monday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. a
chance of rain and snow in the evening, then snow and rain likely
overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. rain and snow. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet.
.tuesday night...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. rain
likely in the evening, then a chance of snow and rain overnight.
waves 6 to 9 feet building to 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally
around 15 feet.
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south and
diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to
2 feet or less. waves occasionally around 13 feet.
.thursday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of rain showers thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.friday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. rain and snow showers
likely. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 12/21/2025 4:02 PM America/New_York.
Valid through 12/21/2025 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
402 pm est sun dec 21 2025
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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to ogdensburg-
402 pm est sun dec 21 2025
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than
10 knots. mostly cloudy.
.monday...light and variable winds. mostly cloudy.
.monday night...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. a chance of snow.
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. snow
in the morning, then snow and rain in the afternoon.
.tuesday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northwest. snow and rain in the evening, then snow likely
overnight.
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
mostly cloudy.
.thursday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. a
chance of rain and snow showers thursday night.
.friday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. snow and
rain showers likely during the day, then snow showers likely
friday night.
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