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GLFSC 

Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
945 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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...Deepening low pressure tracks into southern Quebec
this afternoon. A strong cold front in its wake brings northerly
gales this afternoon and evening. A ridge of high pressure then
builds across the Ohio Valley on Saturday and Sunday with gusts
westerly winds across the central lakes.

LCZ460-162145-
Lake St Clair-
945 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest
with gusts to 30 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A 
chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon...then building to 2 to 4 
feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales late
in the evening...then diminishing to 30 knots after midnight. Partly
cloudy until early morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots.
Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less in the late
morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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SF

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