FZUS63 KDTX 112001 GLFSC LAKE ST CLAIR FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 401 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT AVERAGING 29.70 INCHES WILL BE TRACKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING...LEADING TO GALE FORCE WESTERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT ON LAKE HURON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN SHIFTS TO THE MID ATLANTIC INTO WEDNESDAY. LCZ460-120815- LAKE ST CLAIR- 401 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS... BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. .THURSDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. $$ BT 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)