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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS63 KDTX
FZUS63 KDTX 131954
GLFSC
Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
354 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 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
High pressure. 30.10 inches, extends across the
eastern Great Lakes today and Friday resulting in favorable
marine conditions. A deep low pressure system arrives this
weekend, increasing southwest flow and introducing shower and
thunderstorm chances to the forecast both Saturday and Sunday.
LCZ460-140400
Lake St Clair
354 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025
TONIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
FRIDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy in the
evening...then partly cloudy with showers likely after midnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
SATURDAY
South winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Cloudy with showers likely in the
morning...then partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A Small Craft
Advisory may be needed.
SATURDAY NIGHT
South winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
SUNDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon and evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
light rain...then partly cloudy in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
MONDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2
feet or less.
TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
KDK
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