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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
345 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-231500-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
345 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY BY MID
AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 6 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ421-231500-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
345 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
LATE. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ441-231500-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
345 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
LATE. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 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. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

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

$$

LHZ442-231500-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
345 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. MAXIMUM
WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.TONIGHT...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.
SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FEET OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 5 FEET.

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

$$

LHZ443-231500-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
345 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET LATE. MAXIMUM WAVE
HEIGHT AROUND 10 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN CLEAR AFTER 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. SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT AROUND 7 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET
OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

$$

LEZ444-231500-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
345 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SHOWERS
LIKELY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. 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.

$$

KURIMSKI

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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