Expires:202507180300;;613701 FZUS51 KBUF 172004 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 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. LOZ045-180300- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 403 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$