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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1012 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-112130-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
1012 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5
FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE
OF SPRINKLES AND FLURRIES 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
POSSIBLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 4 TO 6
FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
.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 1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ421-112130-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
1012 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE.  MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5
FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES
POSSIBLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 7
FEET...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12
FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
.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.

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

$$

LHZ441-112130-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
1012 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY
CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES
4 TO 6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES
POSSIBLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 7
FEET...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
15 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
.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.

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

$$

LHZ442-112130-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
1012 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING...
BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3
FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 12 FEET. A GALE WARNING
MAY BE NEEDED.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET.
MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 11 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ443-112130-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
1012 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE.
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS BY
AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE
EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES POSSIBLE. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 6 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO
6 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 FEET.

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

$$

LEZ444-112130-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
1012 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. 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.

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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