Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
955 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 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.

LHZ422-142200-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
955 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers late in
the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Light
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening
and overnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
southwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ421-142200-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
955 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. A chance of showers late in
the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Light
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south in
the late evening and early morning, then becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-142200-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
955 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of showers
late in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Light showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
southwest in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-142200-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
955 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. A chance of showers late in the
morning, then showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy. Light showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then backing
to the southwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.

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

$$

LHZ443-142200-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
955 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers late in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy. Light showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then backing
to the southwest after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.

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

$$

LEZ444-142200-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
955 AM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south
late in the afternoon. Cloudy. Rain showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms late in the morning, then showers and a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north in
the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. Light showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 43 degrees.

$$

TF

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