


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
597 FZUS63 KDTX 190204 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 1002 PM EDT WED JUN 18 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...Low pressure tracks from southern Lake Michigan to central Lake Huron tonight and Thursday morning, along a front stalled across the central Great Lakes. Showers and thunderstorms continue with this system capable of severe intensity this evening mainly south of Saginaw Bay. A relative break in showers and storms occurs Thursday before ramping up again Friday and Saturday, especially across the northern Great Lakes where larger thunderstorm complexes are possible. LCZ460-190800- Lake St Clair- 1002 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots after midnight. Showers with thunderstorms likely. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon and evening. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ CB Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes