Issued by NWS
000 FZUS61 KBUF 150744 GLFLO OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE ONTARIO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 344 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE ONTARIO .SYNOPSIS...A 30.2 INCH HIGH OVER NEW YORK STATE EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT EAST DURING THE COURSE OF TODAY...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE LAKE TONIGHT WITH A 29.9 INCH WAVE PASSING THROUGH IN THE PROCESS. AN EXPANSIVE 30.5 HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON THURSDAY WILL THEN GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION FOR FRIDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. LOZ062>065-151415- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 344 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS UNDER 10 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING THEN WILL BECOME WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS UNDER 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AVERAGING ONE FOOT. .THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN JUST A CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING NORTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. $$ LOZ061-151415- MAFOR 1509/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11700 11600 11500 12600 12900 11806. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS TODAY THEN AVERAGING ONE FOOT TONIGHT. 220102. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11700 11600 11500 12600 12900 11806. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS TODAY THEN AVERAGING ONE FOOT TONIGHT. 220102. $$ RSH
