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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
345 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 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...Deepening low pressure tracks across the central Great
Lakes this morning. A strong cold front in its wake brings
northerly gales this afternoon and evening. A ridge of high
pressure then builds across the Ohio Valley on Saturday and
Sunday with gusts westerly winds across the central lakes.

LCZ460-161545-
Lake St Clair-
345 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon...then becoming
northwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots late in the
afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the
morning. A chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales by
midnight...then diminishing to 30 knots early in the morning. Partly
cloudy until early morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots.
Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less in the late
morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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