Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
620 FZUS63 KDTX 110729 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 329 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026 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...High pressure, 30.00 inches, parked over the central Great Lakes today. Low pressure, 29.30 inches, lifting over northern Ontario then drags a cold front across the central Great Lakes late Saturday- Sunday. LCZ460-111530- Lake St Clair- 329 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots by midnight...then diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. $$ SF Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes