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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est sun dec 14 2025

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.


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mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 am est sun dec 14 2025

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

.rest of today...north winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. scattered snow showers. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow showers in the
morning, then lake effect snow showers in the afternoon. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.monday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. lake effect snow showers. waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding
to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and
increasing to 30 knots. lake effect snow showers during the day.
waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers during the day. waves 5 to
9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around
11 feet. 
.thursday...southeast winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 40 knot gales. rain showers likely during the day,
then rain and snow showers thursday night. waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 11 to 15 feet. waves occasionally around 19 feet. 

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