000 FZUS63 KDTX 100233 GLFSC LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 930 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES DURING FRIDAY. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE...AVERAGING 30.80 INCHES...WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES LEAVING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER LAKE HURON AND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. && LCZ460-100900- LAKE ST CLAIR- 930 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. CLEAR...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. .FRIDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING... BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. $$ KURIMSKI WAVES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVE SPECTRUM. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT IS THE HIGHEST 1/20 WAVE HEIGHT. EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE)