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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
936 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 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...High pressure, 30.20 inches, drifts over the central
Great Lakes through early Saturday. Active pattern returns late
Sunday into Monday as a warm front lifts through the area
bringing showers and storms.

LCZ460-280945-
Lake St Clair-
936 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10
to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming
light and variable. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after
midnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15
knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10
knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to 15
knots in the afternoon and evening. Partly sunny...then partly
cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

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KDK

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Forecast Time Series for Lake St Clair

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

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Occasional

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Wave Height Frequency Distribution

Significant Wave Probabilities

Water Level

Lake St. Clair Currents

 

 

General Forecast Time Series Days 3-7

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