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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
352 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

LHZ422-100400-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
352 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely
after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
becoming east 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots early in the
afternoon. Rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ421-100400-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
352 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely
after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots
with gusts to 30 knots early in the afternoon. Rain showers. Waves 3
to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory
may be needed.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ441-100400-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
352 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south
early in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Rain
showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ442-100400-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
352 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south in the
late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the southeast early
in the afternoon. Rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ443-100400-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
352 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast
early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the southeast early
in the afternoon. Rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LEZ444-100400-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
352 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
light and variable early in the morning. Partly cloudy. A chance
of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing to
the southeast early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Rain showers likely in the evening, then
showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Rain showers in the
morning, then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 46 degrees.

$$

MV

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