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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 10/13/2026 4:03 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 10/13/2026 11:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt tue oct 13 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 cold front will sweep southeast across the lake on
today. behind the cold front, a ridge averaging 30.2 inches builds
from northern ontario through thursday. a low averaging 29.5 inches
may move across the great lakes region friday. there is uncertainty
in the track of this low, with the potential of deepening as it
crosses the region. a 30.5 inch high will build into the great lakes
region saturday through sunday.
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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
402 am edt tue oct 13 2026
.today...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms this morning,
then a chance of showers this afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. waves
1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
northeast. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. showers
thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.friday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest to
30 knots. showers. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 8 to 11 feet.
waves occasionally around 14 feet.
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 13 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 10/13/2026 4:03 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 10/13/2026 11:00 AM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt tue oct 13 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 cold front will sweep southeast across the lake on
today. behind the cold front, a ridge averaging 30.2 inches builds
from northern ontario through thursday. a low averaging 29.5 inches
may move across the great lakes region friday. there is uncertainty
in the track of this low, with the potential of deepening as it
crosses the region. a 30.5 inch high will build into the great lakes
region saturday through sunday.
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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
402 am edt tue oct 13 2026
.today...south winds 5 to 15 knots. showers through early
afternoon, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
late. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.wednesday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday night...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
showers thursday night. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or
less.
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales. showers. waves 3 to 5 feet building
to 9 to 13 feet. waves occasionally around 16 feet.
.saturday...northwest gales to 35 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of rain showers during
the day. waves 10 to 13 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 16 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 10/13/2026 4:03 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 10/13/2026 11:00 AM America/New_York.
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forecast for the saint lawrence river
including the thousand islands region
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am edt tue oct 13 2026
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saint lawrence river from cape vincent to saint regis
403 am edt tue oct 13 2026
.today...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
.tonight...northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming west.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.wednesday...west winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy.
.wednesday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
mostly cloudy.
.thursday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming east. rain
showers likely thursday night.
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. rain showers.
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and
diminishing to less than 10 knots. a chance of rain showers
during the day.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KCLE
Issued 10/13/2026 9:43 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 10/13/2026 4:15 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
943 am edt tue oct 13 2026
for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake erie
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...
low pressure 29.80 inches passes north of the lake today dragging
a cold front over lake erie this evening. the front will push
south wednesday morning before high pressure 30.10 inches briefly
builds north of the lake wednesday night and thursday. a strong
cold front will pass over the region friday morning as low
pressure 29.60 inches moves north of the lake. high pressure 30.40
inches builds in from the west saturday.
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ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 5nm off shoreline to us-canadian border-geneva-on-
the-lake to conneaut oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
943 am edt tue oct 13 2026
.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. waves 3 to
6 feet.
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 1 to 2 feet.
.wednesday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.thursday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers during the day, then showers
thursday night. waves 1 to 3 feet.
.friday...west winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales. showers likely during the day, then
a chance of showers friday night. waves 6 to 9 feet building to
9 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to
3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 13 feet.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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