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FZUS63 KDTX 131355
GLFSC
LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
955 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.
SYNOPSIS
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 FRIDAY NIGHT 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.
LCZ460-132200-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
955 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25
KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
7 FEET.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH STORM FORCE STORM FORCE GUSTS
TO 50 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES
BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOT GALES EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
7 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10
KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BACKING TO THE
SOUTH EARLY 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 WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
BECOMING SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES IN THE
EVENING. CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF LIGHT
RAIN...THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY
WEST AT 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES. RAIN
AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. 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.
MV
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