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FZUS63 KDTX 180752
GLFSC
LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
352 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 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
WILL GET A BRIEF BREAK FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE AS
SOUTHWESTLY FLOW PUSHES IT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE NORTHERN LAKES REGION TODAY
WILL DROP A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN LAKES WHICH WILL BRING
SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY.
LCZ460-181600-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
352 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TODAY
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING.
PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10
KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE
EARLY IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1
TO 3 FEET.
DRK
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