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FZUS63 KDTX 170139
GLFSC
LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
939 PM EDT THU JUL 16 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
CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE PERSISTS TONIGHT AMIDST HIGH
PRESSURE INFLUENCE. THE NEXT WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARRIVE
FRIDAY BRINGING A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
DAY AND OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SECONDARY LOW ON
SATURDAY TRACKING ACROSS THE STRAITS INTO NORTHERN LAKE HURON
WITH ADDITIONAL UNSETTLED WEATHER.
LCZ460-170945-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
939 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT FRIDAY
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CLOUDY...SMOKE. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15
KNOTS. CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE. WAVES 2
FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
AREAS OF SMOKE BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20
KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS UNTIL LATE
AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
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