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LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
401 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 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.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, 29.10 INCHES, MOVES OVER
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL LAKE HURON THIS MORNING. THIS
WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALES TO THE GREAT LAKES. A GALE WARNING IS
IN EFFECT. THE LOW QUICKLY MOVES OUT TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE,
30.20 INCHES, BRIEFLY BUILDING BACK IN ON SATURDAY. A SECOND
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, 28.80 INCHES, MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
MICHIGAN AND LAKE HURON LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS BRINGS
ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL FOR GUST TO GALES.
LCZ460-131615-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
401 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TONIGHT
NORTHWEST AT 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOT
GALES. PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW. WAVES 3 TO 5
FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON BACKING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY
SUNNY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW ...THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES.
LIGHT RAIN LIKELY BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5
FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AT 35 KNOT GALES IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5
FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.
TUESDAY
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES.
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
KGK
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