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NWS Forecast

FZUS63 KDTX 150850
GLFSC

LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
336 AM EST WED FEB 15 2012

SYNOPSIS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE...30.30 INCHES...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND INTO THE MIDATLANTIC BY TONIGHT. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM...29.70 INCHES...WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE GREAT
LAKES ON FRIDAY.

&&

LCZ460-152100-
LAKE ST CLAIR-
336 AM EST WED FEB 15 2012

TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY AND A
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.

FRIDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
BY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

SATURDAY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.



MR

WAVES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVE SPECTRUM. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT IS THE HIGHEST 1/20
WAVE HEIGHT.

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