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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
403 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LHZ422-131615-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
403 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
becoming west 20 to 25 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves
4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet late in the afternoon. Waves
occasionally around 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy with a
chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering to the
northwest early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning
becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
backing to the west after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ421-131615-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
403 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 5 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet late in the afternoon. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance
of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening
and overnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering to the
north early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the
northwest after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ441-131615-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
403 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Mostly
sunny. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet late in the
afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance
of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening
and overnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the north early
in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ442-131615-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
403 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales diminishing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance
of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening
and overnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest
early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ443-131615-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
403 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly
sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A
chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LEZ444-131615-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
403 AM EDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the
morning. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. A chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves
2 feet or less.

See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 49 degrees.

$$

MV

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