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Lake St. Clair Open Lake Forecasts

Detroit, Michigan

FZUS63 KDTX 090112
GLFSC

LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
912 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE...AVERAGING 30.00 INCHES...WILL GRADUALLY
BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...29.30 INCHES...WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN
ONTARIO ON SATURDAY DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION.

LCZ460-090800-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
912 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

.OVERNIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY
CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY TOWARD DAYBREAK. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY DURING THE
MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING
THE EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1
FOOT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS OR
LESS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS...TURNING TO EAST.
INCREASING CLOUDS...EVENTUALLY PARTIAL CLEARING. WAVES AROUND 1
FOOT.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES AROUND 1
FOOT.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2
FEET.

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CONSIDINE

EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHICAL MARINE FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT  (ALL LOWER CASE)





WHUS73 KDTX 090115
MWWDTX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
915 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY ON LAKE HURON...

.WINDS CONTINUE TO EASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTS THE REGION. STRONG MIXING
AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT WIND GUSTS GENERALLY AROUND 20
KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WITH MATURE WAVE HEIGHT ACTIVITY WITHIN MUCH OF THE
LAKE BASIN...WILL EXTEND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR LAKE ST
CLAIR/THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE ERIE AND INNER SAGINAW BAY INTO
THIS EVENING. A SHARP SURFACE RIDGE WILL EXTEND INTO LOWER MICHIGAN
BEGINNING ON THURSDAY AND WILL PROMOTE A LONG DURATION OF ONSHORE
FLOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN LAKE HURON. AS A RESULT...A LONG
DURATION SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT. MORE FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON
FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE PASSES THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN.

LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ422-090215-
/O.CAN.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100909T0200Z/
LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
915 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

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LHZ421-441>443-091315-
/O.CON.KDTX.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-100910T0800Z/
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
915 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY.

* DURING THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...PLAN ON THE STRONGEST
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 23 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO OCCUR
  AROUND 1 AM EDT THURSDAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 29 KNOTS ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR THE LARGEST WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET TO OCCUR
  AROUND 3 AM EDT THURSDAY.

REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR GREATER DETAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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