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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
402 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-182015-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
402 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT TODAY DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE
REACHING THE SURFACE.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS THROUGH THE REGION. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED, BUT LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. STORM MOTION WILL BE WEST TO EAST AT 25 MPH.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE
REACHING THE SURFACE.
A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIES A SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE
MAINLY BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THE PRIMARY
THREAT. STORM MOTION WILL BE WSW TO ESE AT 45 MPH.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-182015-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM
OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
402 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE, LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING AS WILDFIRE
SMOKE REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS THROUGH THE REGION. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 34
KT WILL BE POSSIBLE. STORM MOTION WILL BE WEST TO EAST AT 20 KT.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIES A SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT
SATURDAY. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND
GUSTS TO 50 KT THE PRIMARY THREAT. STORM MOTION WILL BE WSW TO ESE
AT 40 KT.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT.
TF
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