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GLFSC 

Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
345 PM 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 gusty
westerly winds across the central lakes.

LCZ460-170400-
Lake St Clair-
345 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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

.TONIGHT...North winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales late
in the evening...then diminishing to 30 knots after midnight. Partly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late in the morning...then diminishing
to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon becoming west 5 to 10 knots
late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet
or less in the late morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming
light and variable. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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