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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-241500-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10
KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3
FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
BY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ421-241500-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN CLEARING.
WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ441-241500-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN CLEARING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 11 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ442-241500-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...
THEN CLEARING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
12 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ443-241500-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...
THEN CLEARING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND
12 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.

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

$$

LEZ444-241500-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
345 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.

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

THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 60 DEGREES.

$$

CB

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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