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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est fri jan 2 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez040-041-022200-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 am est fri jan 2 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.rest of today...west winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers in
the evening. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.saturday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots. snow showers likely.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest less than
10 knots. snow showers likely during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet
subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. snow
showers likely during the day. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est fri jan 2 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez020-loz030-022200-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-lower niagara river-
1003 am est fri jan 2 2026

.rest of today...west winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy late
this morning, then becoming partly sunny. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. partly to mostly cloudy. 
.saturday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. partly sunny in the
morning, then becoming cloudy. 
.saturday night...west winds 10 knots or less. snow showers
likely. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. a
chance of snow showers during the day. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. snow
showers likely during the day. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of rain
showers. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 33 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est fri jan 2 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz042-022200-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 am est fri jan 2 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday afternoon...

.rest of today...west winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow
showers likely late this morning, then a chance of snow showers
early this afternoon. lake effect snow showers likely late. waves
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers.
waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.saturday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. snow showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 2 feet or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. snow
showers likely. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est fri jan 2 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz043-044-022200-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 am est fri jan 2 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday afternoon...

.rest of today...west winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow.
waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow. waves
5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. lake effect snow in the morning, then snow showers
likely in the afternoon. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
snow showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots.
snow showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers sunday
night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. snow
showers likely. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance
of rain showers. waves 2 feet or less. 

the water temperature off rochester is 35 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est fri jan 2 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz045-022200-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 am est fri jan 2 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday afternoon...

.rest of today...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow
showers overnight. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
7 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around
7 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
a chance of snow showers in the evening, then snow showers likely
overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. snow showers likely during the day.
waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to
2 feet or less. 
.monday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. snow
showers likely. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...south winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers during the day, then rain
showers likely tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
939 am est fri jan 2 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez148-149-022115-
geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
939 am est fri jan 2 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.rest of today...west winds 15 to 20 knots. snow showers likely
late this morning, then a chance of snow showers this afternoon.
waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a slight chance of snow showers in the evening. waves
3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around
7 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots. snow showers likely.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for sunday through tuesday.

the water temperature off toledo is 33 degrees, off cleveland 33
degrees, and off erie 32 degrees.

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