


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
877 FZUS63 KDTX 170209 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 1009 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 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 compact low pressure system, 29.60 inches, moves through the Great Lakes late tonight and into the morning hours. This system will bring showers and thunderstorms, especially for marine areas north of Lake St. Clair. North to northwest winds behind this system will increase tomorrow afternoon, ranging from 20 to 25 knots. Broad high pressure brings light and variable winds on Friday before the next low pressure arrives on Saturday. LCZ460-171015- Lake St Clair- 1009 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy this evening...then mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest in the evening. Partly sunny becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of light showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ JA Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes