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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-232100-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.

$$

LHZ421-232100-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 11 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. MOSTLY
SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.

$$

LHZ441-232100-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 11 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.

$$

LHZ442-232100-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO
9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 11 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN CLEAR AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FEET OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.

SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.

$$

LHZ443-232100-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET BY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
12 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE
EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...THEN CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET
OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.

$$

LEZ444-232100-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3
FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN CLEAR
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

SEE LAKE ERIE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.

THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 60 DEGREES.

$$

HLO

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.

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