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Nearshore Marine Zone Forecasts by the Buffalo, NY Forecast Office

 

Click on the links in the table to get a forecast for each zone. Clicking on the map links to a text forecast that includes all zones and a synopsis. 

 

Lake Ontario Lake Erie St. Lawrence River
LOZ030: Lower Niagara River LEZ020: Upper Niagara River to Buffalo Harbor SLZ022: St. Lawrence River above Ogdensburg NY
LOZ042: Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY LEZ040: Ripley to Dunkirk NY SLZ024: St. Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to St. Regis NY
LOZ043: Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY LEZ041: Dunkirk to Buffalo NY  
LOZ044: Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY    
LOZ045: Mexico Bay to the St. Lawrence River     

 

map showing marine forecast zones near Buffalo, NY

Great Lakes Marine Weather Portal - Includes point forecasts

Nearshore Marine Forecast which includes all these zones

St. Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to St. Regis NY

St. Lawrence River above Ogdensburg NY

Special Marine Warning(s) and Marine Weather Statement(s) for these zones

Marine Weather Message for these zones

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario      (All Zones - Includes Synopsis and MAFOR)   (individual zones) 

Experimental Modernized Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario

Graphical Marine Forecasts are available here. Choose the map background and forecast element and zoom in to your area of interest.

Great Lakes Water Level Data

Marine Weather for Canada

Great Lakes nearshore forecasts are subdivided by zone, each identified by text description and a Universal Generic Code (UGC). The different colors used in the map above have no meaning and are only intended to assist in differentiating the zones.

Great Lakes nearshore marine forecasts are issued throughout the boating season, typically beginning around April 1 and ending around December 31, dependent on ice conditions on the entrances to each individual lake. During periods of climatological extremes leading to erratic ice coverage patterns (shifting of ice edge, late/early freeze, etc.), and based on customer needs, nearshore forecasts may be issued throughout the winter to support the National Weather Service mission of protecting life and property on the waters of the Great Lakes.

These forecasts are also available via e-mail

NOTICE - Check time and date of forecasts. Linked data may not represent the latest forecast.

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Visit the Buffalo, NY Forecast Office which provides links to additional products as well as regionally focused information such as point-specific marine forecasts, predicted tides and buoy observations.