503
FZUS63 KDTX 161407
GLFSC

Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1007 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 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...Canadian wildfire smoke persists today with high
pressure building back in. The next weak low pressure systems
arrive Friday bringing another round of showers and
thunderstorms, followed by a secondary low on Saturday.

LCZ460-162215-
Lake St Clair-
1007 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Smoke.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Partly cloudy. Smoke early in the evening...then areas of
smoke late in the evening. Smoke. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 10 to 15 knots.
Mostly sunny. Areas of smoke. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest
after midnight. Mostly clear. Areas of smoke early in the evening.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon...then becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots in
the evening. Partly sunny in the morning...then showers and a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. Showers
likely. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$

SF

Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at
weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc

Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes