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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm est thu feb 12 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 30.2 inch high will build into the ohio valley 
tonight through friday before moving off the carolina coast 
saturday. meanwhile, a 29.7 inch low will move east across quebec 
friday through saturday before reaching the canadian maritimes 
sunday. a 30.2 inch high in the wake of this system will build into 
quebec and the lower great lakes saturday night before building 
across new england sunday.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
402 pm est thu feb 12 2026

.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. lake effect snow
showers likely early, then scattered snow showers from late
evening on. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. scattered snow showers early. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.friday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds around 10 knots becoming southwest.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of rain showers tuesday night. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm est thu feb 12 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 30.2 inch high will build into the ohio valley 
tonight through friday before moving off the carolina coast 
saturday. meanwhile, a 29.7 inch low will move east across quebec 
friday through saturday before reaching the canadian maritimes 
sunday. a 30.2 inch high in the wake of this system will build into 
quebec and the lower great lakes saturday night before building 
across new england sunday.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
river-
402 pm est thu feb 12 2026

.tonight...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow showers likely early, then scattered snow showers.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
15 to 20 knots. snow showers likely. waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers in
the morning. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of rain showers tuesday night. waves 2 feet or less. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
234 pm est thu feb 12 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...
high pressure 30.40 inches will build into the ohio valley later 
today and linger into the weekend. low pressure 29.70 inches 
tracks across the mid south on sunday, followed by high pressure 
30.10 inches building into the region on monday.


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canadian border-
vermilion to avon point oh beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
avon point to willowick oh beyond 5 nm 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-
234 pm est thu feb 12 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less. the lake is mostly ice
covered.
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. a
chance of snow in the evening. 
.saturday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. 
.saturday night...south winds less than 10 knots. 
.sunday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. 
.tuesday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain tuesday night. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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