651  
FZUS63 KDTX 171400  
GLFSC  
 
LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
1000 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  
HIGH PRESSURE, 30.40 INCHES, TRACKS THROUGH THE OHIO  
VALLEY THIS EVENING, WITH THE NORTHERN EXTENSION REACHING THE  
CENTRAL GREAT LAKES, SUPPORTING LIGHTER WINDS. MODERATE SOUTHWEST  
WINDS THEN RETURN FOR WEDNESDAY.  
 
LCZ460-172200-  
LAKE ST CLAIR-  
1000 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30  
KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.   
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10  
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. 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 1 TO 3 FEET.   
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  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1  
TO 3 FEET.  
 
 
 
TF  
 
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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