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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
917 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-230900-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
917 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN
LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE.
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ421-230900-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
917 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO
7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH 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.

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

$$

LHZ441-230900-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
917 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS...BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 10 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE.
MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ442-230900-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
917 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE.
GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES
5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...THEN CLEARING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ443-230900-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
917 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN
A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
10 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
7 FEET.

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

$$

LEZ444-230900-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
917 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE.
MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. 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 61 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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