FZUS61 KBUF 190231 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1031 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 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...An expansive 30.2 inch high will remain ridged back across the lower Great Lakes from the New England coast through the end of the week. Meanwhile, a weak 29.9 inch area of low pressure centered over the southern Appalachians today will drift northeast along the Mid Atlantic and Jersey coasts while weakening further through the end of the week. A weak back door cold front will cross the area on Friday with with another area of expansive high pressure building back southwest across the lower Great Lakes for the upcoming weekend. LOZ062-190915- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1031 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot. .SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-190915- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1031 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ061-190915- MAFOR 1903/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11200 15100 11800. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14100 11100 13800. Waves 1 foot or less. $$