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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-180300-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY
AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ421-180300-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING EAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ441-180300-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ442-180300-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. PARTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ443-180300-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE.
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.

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

$$

LEZ444-180300-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
334 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
5 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
BY AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

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

THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 52 DEGREES.

$$

JVC

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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