Western Lake Ontario
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 10:30 AM EST 16 January 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Wind west 15 knots backing to southwest 15 near noon then increasing to southwest 20 this evening. Wind diminishing to southwest 15 early Saturday morning then increasing to southwest 25 Saturday afternoon. Wind increasing to southwest 30 Saturday evening.
Scattered flurries ending Saturday afternoon. Visibility as low as 1 mile in flurries.
Strong wind warning program has ended for the season.
Waves
Issued 10:30 AM EST 16 January 2026
Today Tonight and Saturday.
Waves 0.5 to 1 metre building to 1 to 1.5 this evening then
subsiding to 0.5 to 1 Saturday morning. Waves building to 2 Saturday
evening.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:00 AM EST 16 January 2026
Sunday
Wind southwest 30 knots diminishing to
southwest 20 in the afternoon.
Monday
Wind southwest 25 knots increasing to southwest
35.
Tuesday
Wind west 35 knots diminishing to southwest 25
late in the day.
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Ice Conditions
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Ice Forecasts
Issued 12:00 PM EDT 16 May 2025 Forecasts have ended for the season.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 10:30 AM EST 16 January 2026 Today Tonight and Saturday At 10:30 a.m. EST today ridge located on a line north-south overeastern Ontario.
By 10:30 a.m. EST Saturday departing ridge located on a line
northwest-southeast over Quebec.
At 10:30 a.m. EST today low 996 mb located over Lake Superior.
By 10:30 a.m. EST Saturday low 1005 mb located over northern
Lake Huron.
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