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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt sat aug 22 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.


loz045-230900-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 pm edt sat aug 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through tuesday evening...

.rest of tonight...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of waterspouts. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around
6 feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of
waterspouts. showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers overnight. waves 3 to 6 feet building to
4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of
waterspouts. showers. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet.
waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of waterspouts. showers. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. showers during the day. a
chance of waterspouts. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or
less. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday...south winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers during
the day, then showers likely thursday night. waves 2 feet or
less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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