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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
340 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 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...Strong low pressure, 29.00 inches, lifts north through
the Central Great Lakes tonight. High end gale force winds
develop on the backside of the low for Friday. Near storm force
gusts possible latter half of Friday over north-central Lake
Huron. Gale Warnings remain in effect Friday into Saturday for all
of the central Great Lakes.

LCZ460-120345-
Lake St Clair-
340 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15
knots late in the evening...then becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
becoming northwest to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales late in
the afternoon. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot
gales diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots after
midnight. Mostly cloudy with showers in the evening...then partly
cloudy after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
becoming west 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2
to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the south
after midnight. Clear in the evening...then partly cloudy with a
chance of light showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15
knots in the evening. Partly sunny becoming mostly clear. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
Mostly cloudy with light showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. A Small
Craft Advisory may be needed.

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