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| Sunrise 6:44AM | Sunset 8:26PM | Wednesday August 21, 2019 1:29 AM EDT (05:29 UTC) | Moonrise 10:34PM | Moonset 11:27AM | Illumination 69% |  |
LCZ460 Lake St Clair- 949 Pm Edt Tue Aug 20 2019
Rest of tonight..Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning...then partly cloudy early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
Wednesday..West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Wednesday night..North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
Thursday..North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Thursday night..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
Friday..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Mostly Sunny becoming partly Sunny in the late morning and early afternoon becoming mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
Saturday..East winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
Sunday..Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
Rest of tonight..Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning...then partly cloudy early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
Wednesday..West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Wednesday night..North winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
Thursday..North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
Thursday night..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
Friday..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Mostly Sunny becoming partly Sunny in the late morning and early afternoon becoming mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
Saturday..East winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
Sunday..Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
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FZUS63 KDTX 210149
GLFSC
Lake St Clair Forecast
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
949 PM EDT Tue Aug 20 2019
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, averaging 29.80 inches, will drop into
the northern Great Lakes from Canada tonight. This front will
move across the southern Great Lakes on Wednesday. A broad
Canadian high pressure, averaging 30.20 inches, will then expand
across the Great Lakes region Thursday and Friday.
LCZ460-210815-
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Harper Woods, MI
Hourly EDIT Helplocation: 42.42, -82.99 debug
Area Discussion for - Detroit/Pontiac, MI
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition| Fxus63 kdtx 210354 afddtx area forecast discussion national weather service detroit pontiac mi 1154 pm edt Tue aug 20 2019 Aviation Mid level clouds in wake of MCV enhanced vorticity MAX will fade overnight with at least some chance for a period stratus fog early in the morning given moisture from evening rain and light flow. Any MVFR conditions will lift by mid morning as southwest flow increases in advance of approaching cold front. This front bring a wind shift late in the day and perhaps a period of lowerVFR cigs. For dtw...VFR conditions will start the period, but a period of MVFR cigs vsbys may occur by daybreak given moist low levels and light winds. Otherwise, CIGS in around 5kft will be possible Wednesday before cold FROPA by early evening scours lower moisture out to some degree. Dtw threshold probabilities * moderate confidence in cigs AOB 5kft late tonight Wednesday morning, low late Wednesday. Prev discussion Issued at 337 pm edt Tue aug 20 2019 discussion... scattered showers and thunderstorms continue oriented southwest to northeast along an area of subtle isentropic ascent and where greatest moisture transport vectors have set up across the state. A couple of moving pieces to note and watch out for heading into the remainder of the afternoon and evening. To start, SPC rap guidance and latest hi-res models hold CAPE between 1500 - 2000 j kg mainly across the tri-cities area into the thumb (tied to increase moisture surge) and a secondary area of higher CAPE up to 2000 j kg building in across the southern metro area. Additionally, low-level lapse rates AOA 7c km in conjunction with supportive tei profiles and larger dew point depression spread at the surface help support the idea of strong wind gusts to 40 mph, with a possible isolated downburst to 60 mph. Hail cannot be completely ruled out as mid- level lapse rates also hold around 7c km with effective bulk shear around 25 knots. Second, an MCV complex currently located over southern lake huron and northern indiana has maintained a more east to west propagation, contrary to many cams advertising a northwest to southeast propagation. This system is also translating faster to the east relative to the 12z hi-res output. Given that the MCV complex is moving east into an area of high instability, there is a chance this system will hold together and produce showers and thunderstorms for the southern metro region centered between 20-04z. Prior to the potential arrival of the mcv, amplification of a shortwave will allow the nose of higher theta-e to fill in across the metro area between 20 - 00z, which will bring the chance to see isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Overall the main message -- isolated to scattered thunderstorms will remain possible from flint up to the tri- cities and thumb this afternoon, with isolated to scattered thunderstorm chances expanding across the metro area during the early evening onwards. Low-level cap in place may help diminish activity vs. The competing instability in place but the approaching MCV will have to continue to be monitored as it travels east towards the cwa. There will be a marginal risk for severe weather for all of SE mi, mainly for wind gust concerns. |
Pv anomaly (tied to the mcv) is projected to move east of the CWA by 06z Wednesday and will travel into new england by Wednesday afternoon, leaving SE mi under zonal flow in the mid-levels. Subsidence on the back side of the anomaly will allow for clearing of cloud cover overnight, especially for the tri-cities and thumb with more active subsidence in place. Did not include in this forecast package due to uncertainty, but given residual precipitation and moist boundary layer with the subsidence, will need to watch for fog development overnight. Upper-level closed low and developing surface low pressure system will move east across ontario Wednesday into Thursday and will allow a cold front to pull across SE mi sometime between Wednesday morning - Wednesday afternoon and will bring the chance for showers and thunderstorms. Will carry a chance of precipitation through the passage of the front as atmosphere is relatively dry (1000-500 mb rh aob 50%) and lack of overall synoptic forcing. Warm and humid temperatures will be able to hold on through the afternoon with highs in the 80s, but relief will fill in during the evening and will lead to overnight lows in the 50s to lower 60s and dp dropping into the 50s. Southern periphery of a high pressure system to fill in throughout Thursday which will start an extended period of dry weather with lower humidity and temperatures that are below the seasonal norm with highs in the 70s. Friday will be cloudy and cooler as upper level trough lingers over the region. A cold front dropping through the state in advance of canadian surface high pressure will keep clouds prevalent with northerly flow but model soundings look very dry minimizing the rain potential. Cool northerly flow continues Saturday into Sunday as the surface high, centered to our north over ontario, slides east. An amplifying mid level ridge axis will then pass over on Sunday allowing southern return flow back into the state. After a few days where highs only reach in the 70s, temps on Sunday should finally rise back into the low 80s which is normal for late august. Next shot for showers will hold off til around Monday when a strong mid level wave and associate surface low lift through the northern lakes. Increasing warm air advection ahead of the front will push temperatures into the mid 80s Monday. Marine... light southerly winds this evening will give way to northwest winds tomorrow as a cold front drops south through the central great lakes. A push of much cooler air over lake huron Wednesday evening will result in winds increasing to 20 to 30 knots, with brief slightly higher gusts possible over northern lake huron. Winds will gradually diminish on Thursday into Friday as high pressure nudges into the region from the northwest. Dtx watches warnings advisories Mi... None. Lake huron... None. Lake st clair... None. Michigan waters of lake erie... None. Aviation... ..Dg discussion... Am drk marine... ... .Sf you can obtain your latest national weather service forecasts online at |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| CLSM4 - St. Clair Shores, MI | 7 mi | 30 min | WSW 5.1 G 8 | 72°F | 1013.9 hPa (-0.3) | |||
| 45147 - Lake St Clair | 16 mi | 30 min | Calm | 75°F | 75°F | 1 ft | 1012.6 hPa (-1.2) | |
| AGCM4 | 28 mi | 60 min | 70°F | 74°F | 1013.4 hPa | |||
| THLO1 - Toledo Light No. 2 OH | 42 mi | 70 min | S 7 G 8 | 75°F | ||||
| MBRM4 - 9014090 - Mouth of the Black River, MI | 49 mi | 66 min | 72°F | 1012.6 hPa |
Wind History for Fort Gratiot, MI
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | |
| Last 24hr | SW | SW | SW G9 | SW G9 | SW | S | SW | SE | S | SW G10 | S G12 | S G12 | SW G13 | S G16 | S G14 | S G14 | SW G13 | S G10 | S | S | SW G21 | SE | S | N |
| 1 day ago | SW G10 | W G10 | W | SW | W | W | W G9 | NW G10 | NW | NE | NE | NE | E | NE | NE | E | NE | NE | N | NE | -- | SW | S | S |
| 2 days ago | SW | SW | SW | S | S G9 | S | S G11 | SW G15 | SW G17 | SW G14 | SW G18 | S G11 | S G18 | S G17 | S G12 | SW G9 | SW G15 | SW G13 | SW | SW G11 | SW G13 |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Coleman A Young Municipal Airport, MI | 2 mi | 37 min | Var 3 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 72°F | 72°F | 100% | 1013.2 hPa |
| Troy, Oakland/Troy Airport, MI | 13 mi | 33 min | W 3 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 73°F | 70°F | 92% | 1014.6 hPa |
| Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI | 16 mi | 34 min | W 7 | 10.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 70°F | 70°F | 100% | 1013.3 hPa |
| Detroit, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI | 22 mi | 37 min | SSW 8 | 7.00 mi | Overcast | 72°F | 69°F | 91% | 1013.4 hPa |
| Detroit/Grosse Ile, Grosse Ile Airport, MI | 24 mi | 32 min | SW 5 | 10.00 mi | Partly Cloudy | 72°F | 70°F | 95% | 1013.5 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KDET
Wind History from DET (wind in knots)
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| 2 days ago | Calm | E | Calm | Calm | Calm | S | Calm | SW | S | S G18 | SW G16 | W G36 | SW G16 | S | S | S | S | SW | W G25 | SW | SW | SW | SW G17 |
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