Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
090 FZUS63 KDTX 121447 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 947 AM EST Wed Nov 12 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...A cold front has cleared the Central Great Lakes this morning. Strong westerly winds the rest of today through Thursday will usher in colder air to the region. Winds will frequently gust between 25- 30 knots, with localized brief gusts to gales possible over the open waters of Lake Huron. LCZ460-122300- Lake St Clair- 947 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east in the evening. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Light rain likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. Light rain likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. $$ SF Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes