FZUS63 KDTX 190718 GLFSC Lake St Clair Forecast National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 318 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 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...A weakening cold front and diffuse pressure pattern dominate the Great Lakes Thursday, followed by a compact clipper that tracks through on Friday. Weak high pressure this weekend before a strong cold front sinks across the region with gusty northeast wind on Sunday. LCZ460-191530- Lake St Clair- 318 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026 .TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain until late afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy early in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south in the afternoon...then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ MR Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/dtx/glftablesc Graphical marine forecasts are available at weather.gov/greatlakes