Expires:202404260915;;379856 FZUS61 KBUF 260212 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1012 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 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 30.4 inch high will settle across the lower Great Lakes tonight, then slowly drift east across New England on Friday. A warm front will move northeast across the lake on Saturday, followed by a 29.6 inch low that will then move from the central Plains Sunday to Lake Superior by Monday evening. This low will then move northeast to near James Bay by Tuesday, while dragging its cold front across the Lake. LOZ063>065-260915- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1012 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$