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FZUS63 KDTX 122058
GLFSC
LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
358 PM EST MON JAN 12 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
MILD TEMPERATURES ARE IN PLACE BETWEEN LARGER SCALE
WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY WHICH CONTINUES TONIGHT AS THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM, 29.20 INCHES, MOVES TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. THIS
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS ONTARIO TUESDAY AND BRINGS A LIGHT RAIN AND
SNOW MIX TO LAKE HURON AND LOWER MICHIGAN. THE LOW PIVOTS THROUGH
THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, EVENTUALLY FORCING A COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS LEADS TO A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW WITH THE
POSSIBILITY FOR A PERIOD OF POST-FRONTAL GALES LATE WEDNESDAY.
LCZ460-130500-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
358 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1
TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20
KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE
EVENING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15
KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE
MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAVES 2
TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
KGK
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