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LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
923 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OF AROUND 29.50 INCHES WILL TRACK
INTO THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY BY THIS EVENING...PULLING A WARM FRONT
NORTH TO AROUND LAKE ERIE. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS
IT MOVES TO THE EAST COAST BY THURSDAY. IN ITS WAKE...A LARGE HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO GREAT LAKES FOR DURING BALANCE OF
THE WEEK.

LCZ460-122000-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
923 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.REST OF TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
BY MID AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING
CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

$$

RK

WAVES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVE SPECTRUM. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT IS THE HIGHEST 1/20
WAVE HEIGHT.

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