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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
938 PM EDT Wed Oct 23 2024

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, 30.30 inches, moves over southeast
Michigan Thursday morning. Southwest winds will then develop
during Thursday, with showers spreading in by Friday
morning.

LCZ460-240945-
Lake St Clair-
938 PM EDT Wed Oct 23 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10
to 15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming
light and variable. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2
feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10
knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20
knots. Partly cloudy with a chance of light showers. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15
knots in the afternoon and evening. Mostly sunny becoming sunny in
the afternoon becoming mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Mostly
clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

$$

SF

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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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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.