Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
402 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-130330-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
402 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST 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.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ421-130330-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
402 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO
9 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
12 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET BY
AFTERNOON.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ441-130330-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
402 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT
GALES...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. 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.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
BY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ442-130330-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
402 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET.
.MONDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 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. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
BY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ443-130330-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
402 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 5 TO 7 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
7 FEET.
.MONDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LEZ444-130330-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
402 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BECOMING 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.
.TUESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY
CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. 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.

$$

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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