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FZUS63 KDTX 170801
GLFSC
LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
401 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 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
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO GALES CONTINUES TONIGHT
BEHIND A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE, 30.40 INCHES,
TRACKS THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TOMORROW, WITH THE NORTHERN
EXTENSION REACHING THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES TOMORROW EVENING,
SUPPORTING LIGHT WINDS. MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS THEN RETURN FOR
WEDNESDAY.
LCZ460-171615-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
401 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
TODAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
THURSDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTH IN
THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT
RAIN. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2
FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3
FEET.
AA
EXPERIMENTAL MODERNIZED OPEN LAKE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DTX/GLFTABLESC
GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT WEATHER.GOV/GREATLAKES
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