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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1000 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-122115-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
1000 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 6 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ421-122115-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
1000 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 40 KNOT
GALES. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
BY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ441-122115-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
1000 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES.
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 6 TO 9
FEET...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
15 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 6 TO
9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ442-122115-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
1000 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

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

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...THEN A CHANCE
OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 11 FEET.
.MONDAY...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 6 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ443-122115-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
1000 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

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

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...
THEN CLEARING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LEZ444-122115-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
1000 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

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

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4
FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 58 DEGREES.

$$

BT

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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