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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
934 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 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, 30.00 inches, builds across the Ohio
valley through Saturday. This occurs while the next cold front
moves in from the Midwest set to cross the central Great Lakes
Saturday night and Sunday morning.

LCZ460-132145-
Lake St Clair-
934 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15
knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy ...then
mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers early in the morning.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Showers likely early in the
morning...then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the late
morning and early afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny in the morning becoming
mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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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

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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.