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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
Issued by National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
933 AM EST Thu Jan 22 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...

LCZ460-222245-
Lake St Clair-
933 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots late
in the morning. Partly sunny. Waves nearly calm.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20
knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow
showers until early morning...then partly cloudy early in the
morning. Waves nearly calm.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves nearly
calm.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10
knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves nearly
calm.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast in the
afternoon...then backing to the east in the evening. Partly sunny in
the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves nearly calm.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with light snow
likely. Waves nearly calm.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
nearly calm.

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DUKE

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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

Significant

Occasional

(top 10%)

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.