Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
318 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 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.

LHZ422-221530-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
318 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest late
in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Partly cloudy in the
morning, then cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late evening and early morning, then becoming northeast
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Rain showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-221530-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
318 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning.
Partly cloudy in the morning, then cloudy with a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves
2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-221530-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
318 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Patchy fog in the
morning. Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late evening and overnight. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5
feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be
needed.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-221530-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
318 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Partly cloudy in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then diminishing to
10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.

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

$$

LHZ443-221530-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
318 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Patchy fog in the morning.
Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then diminishing
to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots backing to the north in
the late morning and early afternoon, then diminishing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.

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

$$

LEZ444-221530-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
318 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the south
after midnight. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest
in the late morning and early afternoon, then diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 73 degrees.

$$

MR

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