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

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-230300-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SHOWERS
LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 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.

$$

LHZ421-230300-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
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.

$$

LHZ441-230300-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS
OF FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.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.

$$

LHZ442-230300-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...THEN LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
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 35 KNOT GALES. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY.
WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 9 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.

$$

LHZ443-230300-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN VEERING TO THE WEST LATE. SHOWERS AND
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN LIGHT SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY
AFTERNOON. 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.

$$

LEZ444-230300-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 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. 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.

$$

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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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