Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
955 PM EST Sat Nov 15 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.

LHZ422-161100-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
955 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of light rain and snow showers until late
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the
late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy until
late afternoon becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-161100-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
955 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 12 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of light rain and snow
showers. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. Mostly clear. A slight chance of light snow showers early
in the evening. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around
15 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally
around 10 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-161100-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
955 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to
35 knot gales. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales. Partly cloudy until
late afternoon becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light
rain and snow showers early in the morning, then a chance of
light snow showers and a slight chance of showers in the late
morning and afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally
around 15 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to
30 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy early in the evening
becoming partly cloudy. A chance of light snow showers until
early morning. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around
18 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the morning becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-161100-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
955 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally
around 12 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of
light rain and snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 12 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of light snow showers until early morning. 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. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-161100-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
955 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy with a slight
chance of light rain and snow showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Mostly clear. A
slight chance of light rain and snow showers early in the evening.
Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. A Gale
Warning may be needed.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-161100-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
955 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts
around 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening
and overnight.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 44 degrees.

$$

BT

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