Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
354 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 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.

LHZ422-230400-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
354 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
this evening, then backing to the north after midnight increasing
to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy in the
evening becoming partly cloudy. A chance of light snow showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-230400-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
354 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots this evening, then backing to the north after midnight
increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy
with a chance of light snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy in the
morning becoming mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-230400-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
354 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots this evening, then backing to the northeast after
midnight becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the morning.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow showers. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet
in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 8 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-230400-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
354 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots early
in the morning. Light snow showers in the evening, then a slight
chance of light snow showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the
late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves
occasionally around 8 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the east in
the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-230400-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
354 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the north after
midnight. Mostly cloudy with light snow showers likely. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 8 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-230400-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
354 PM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy with
light snow showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 36 degrees.

$$

MV

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