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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
353 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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...Low pressure, 29.90 inches, will move into central
Quebec and slowly weaken tonight. High end gales with sporadic
gusts to storms are expected this afternoon and evening over the
northern two-thirds of Lake Huron. Gales persist into Saturday
morning before weakening the latter half of the day as weak high
pressure, 29.90 inches, briefly builds into the region.

LCZ460-130400-
Lake St Clair-
353 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the morning. Gusts to 40 knot gales. Cloudy with a chance
of light showers in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight.
Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the
morning then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then becoming south
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15
knots early in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of light
showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10
knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south in the
afternoon and evening. Mostly sunny becoming sunny in the afternoon
becoming mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance
of light showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
Partly cloudy. Light showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. A Small
Craft Advisory may be needed.

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