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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
358 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 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 deepens to around 28.90 inches
this morning centered near the Georgian Bay. High end gales with
sporadic gusts to storms develop this afternoon into tonight over
northern two-thirds of Lake Huron. Gales persist into Saturday
morning before weakening the latter half of the day as weak high
pressure, 29.90 inches, briefly builds into the region.

LCZ460-121600-
Lake St Clair-
358 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...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. Light showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the morning. Gusts to 40 knot gales. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of light 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 west 10 to 15
knots in the afternoon...then becoming north 15 to 20 knots in the
evening. Partly sunny with a chance of light showers...then mostly
clear in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance
of light showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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