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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
930 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-220900-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
930 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...VEERING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 TO
4 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ421-220900-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
930 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS
BY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED.

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

$$

LHZ441-220900-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
930 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 3 TO
5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED.

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

$$

LHZ442-220900-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
930 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
BY AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 1
TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 6 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

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

$$

LHZ443-220900-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
930 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.THURSDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
AROUND 5 FEET.

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

$$

LEZ444-220900-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
930 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
.WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.
.THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 60 DEGREES.

$$

SC

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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