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Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
937 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 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...Broad high pressure, 30.20 inches, holds over the
Great Lakes through early Monday. The next low, 29.30 inches,
lifts into the northern Great Lakes late Monday-Tuesday bringing
stronger southerly winds and the next chance for thunderstorms.

LCZ460-270945-
Lake St Clair-
937 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15
knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20
knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30
knots becoming south 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots after
midnight. A chance of light showers ...then showers after midnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early
afternoon...then becoming west 10 to 15 knots early in the
afternoon. Becoming mostly sunny early in the afternoon. Showers
early in the morning...then a chance of light showers in the late
morning and early afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy becoming
mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers...then
partly cloudy in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2
feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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