Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
431 FZUS53 KDTX 162058 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 358 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 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. LHZ422-170500- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 358 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. A chance of light snow showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ421-170500- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 358 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of light snow showers in the evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming light and variable. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-170500- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 358 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Partly cloudy with a chance of light snow showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light snow showers after midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of light snow showers until late afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy early in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ442-170500- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 358 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of light snow showers in the evening, then a slight chance of light snow showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of light snow showers until late afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy until late afternoon becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-170500- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 358 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain and snow showers in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the north early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy early in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LEZ444-170500- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 358 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable. Mostly clear until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of light rain until late afternoon, then light rain likely early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is 43 degrees. $$ MV You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes