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LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
350 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AVERAGING 29.70
INCHES...WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NEW ENGLAND
REGION INTO FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL
PUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES...ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO
BUILD IN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY. THIS
HIGH...AVERAGING 30.40 INCHES...WILL SETTLE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

LCZ460-240800-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
350 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 25
KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN CLEAR AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.MONDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

$$

HLO

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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