696  
FZUS73 KDTX 190034  
MWSDTX  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
734 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
LCZ423-460-LEZ444-190230-  
734 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE WATERS
 
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
DETROIT RIVER...  
LAKE ST. CLAIR OPEN LAKE (U.S. PORTION)...  
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE  
MI...  
 
AT 730 PM EST, OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE  
WATERS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE  
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE MOST RECENT  
OBSERVATION AT WINDSOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A GUST OF 43  
KNOTS. THIS COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 62 NM  
SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE SAGINAW RIVER TO 48 NM WEST OF LUNA  
PIER TO 64 NM SOUTHWEST OF NORTH CAPE, MOVING EAST AT 35 KNOTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GROSSE ILE, ELIZABETH PARK MARINA, GIBRALTAR, ESTRAL BEACH, BOLLES  
HARBOR OF REFUGE, WOODLAND BEACH, STONY POINT, MT CLEMENS HARBOR OF  
REFUGE, MONROE HARBOR, ST CLAIR FLATS OLD CHANNEL LIGHT, DETROIT  
RIVER LIGHT, NORTH CAPE, BELLE ISLE, THE AMBASSADOR BRIDGE, NEW  
BALTIMORE, GROSSE POINTE, ST. CLAIR SHORES, LUNA PIER, WYANDOTTE, AND  
LAKE ERIE METROPARK HARBOR.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 KNOTS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4173 8350 4191 8340 4197 8328 4226 8317  
4239 8295 4266 8285 4272 8269 4270 8261  
4261 8254 4262 8258 4262 8260 4261 8257  
4260 8253 4255 8259 4254 8266 4238 8282  
4229 8310 4205 8315 4196 8311 4172 8341  
 

 
 
MV  
 
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