Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
159 FZUS63 KDTX 230728 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 328 AM EDT Thu May 23 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 slows over Ontario today with modest southwest gradient winds. Winds then flip to the east over the weekend and remain modest as a surface ridge builds. Another wave ejects across the Upper Midwest Friday into Saturday with a secondary low developing along the system`s cold front. Active pattern continues early next week with additional Small Craft Advisories possible across Saginaw Bay. LCZ460-231530- Lake St Clair- 328 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots this evening becoming light and variable. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance of light showers in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest in the evening. Partly sunny with a chance of light showers.. then clear in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ AM Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes