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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
345 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-131500-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
345 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR
LESS BY AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ421-131500-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
345 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ441-131500-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
345 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ442-131500-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
345 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ443-131500-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
345 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LEZ444-131500-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
345 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

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

THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 58 DEGREES.

$$

MR

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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