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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
342 PM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

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...Increasing southwest winds today ahead of a cold
front, which tracks through the Great Lakes on Wednesday. Brief,
localized gusts to gales are possible this evening, but
especially Wednesday and Wednesday night over the open waters of
Lake Huron.

LCZ460-120445-
Lake St Clair-
342 PM EST Tue Nov 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the morning. Cloudy. A chance of light snow in the
evening...then a chance of light rain and snow after midnight. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon...then increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts to 30 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly
cloudy. A chance of light rain until late afternoon. Waves 1 to 3
feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20
knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4
feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10
knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the
evening. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Light rain
likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Light rain
likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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