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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
349 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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...A weak ridge of high pressure, 30.00 inches, still
resides over the Great Lakes through tonight. A warm front then
arrives on Tuesday with unsettled conditions persisting through
the end of the week as several disturbances move through the
region.

LCZ460-170400-
Lake St Clair-
349 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning
becoming light and variable. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15
knots early in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning...then light showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15
to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy with
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon and evening. Partly sunny with a chance of light
showers...then mostly clear in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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DRK

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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

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(top 10%)

Wave Heights

18-60 hours

Significant

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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.