Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
955 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-120900-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
955 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS...BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED LIGHT
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES.
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 9 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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 7 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ421-120900-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
955 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS BY
MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
12 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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 9 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ441-120900-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
955 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS...BECOMING WEST OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS BY
MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET LATE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 15 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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.
PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN CLEARING. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
6 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ442-120900-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
955 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25
KNOTS...BECOMING WEST. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS BY
MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 11 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN CLEARING. WAVES 3 TO 5
FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6
FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

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

$$

LHZ443-120900-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
955 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25
KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...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
6 FEET.

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

$$

LEZ444-120900-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
955 PM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. 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.

$$

KURIMSKI

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.

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT






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