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FZUS63 KDTX 091401
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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1001 AM EDT Mon Mar 9 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...Low pressure, 29.20 inches, tracks through northern
Ontario today bringing moderate to strong southwesterly winds to
the central Great Lakes this morning. A brief break in the active
pattern develops late Monday through Tuesday before deepening
Plains low pressure reaches the Great Lakes midweek.

LCZ460-092215-
Lake St Clair-
1001 AM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 20 knots. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10
knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
light rain early in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Light rain likely in the
evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Rain after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon and evening. A chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Rain...then a chance of light rain and snow in the evening.
.THURSDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...West at 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales. Partly
cloudy. Light rain and snow likely. A Gale Warning may be needed.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

$$

SF

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Forecast Time Series for Detroit River

Wind Speed Possibilities

 

Wind Direction and Speed Possibilities

Forecast hourly 18 hours - 3 hourly to 36 hours

 

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Wind Gust Possibilities

 

Gust Direction and Speed Possibilities

Forecast hourly 18 hours - 3 hourly to 36 hours

 

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Wave Heights

Now-15 hours

Significant

Occasional

(top 10%)

Wave Heights

18-60 hours

Significant

Occasional

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Wave height Frequency Distribution

Wave Height Frequency Distribution

Significant Wave Probabilities

Water Level

Detroit River Currents

 

 

General Forecast Time Series Days 3-7

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Prototype: Under Development: Not to be relied on for Operational Decision Making.