Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
341 PM EST Wed Nov 26 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.

LHZ422-270445-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
341 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...West gales to 40 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot
gales. Mostly cloudy. Light snow and light rain likely in the
evening, then light snow likely after midnight. Waves 6 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.THURSDAY...West gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot
gales. Mostly cloudy with light snow likely. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to
40 knot gales. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow until early
morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves
3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-270445-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
341 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...West gales to 40 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot
gales. Mostly cloudy. Light rain and light snow likely in the
evening, then light snow likely after midnight. Waves 10 to
14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet.
.THURSDAY...West gales to 40 knot gales. Mostly cloudy with light
snow likely. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around
18 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to
40 knot gales. Mostly cloudy. Light snow likely until early
morning, then a chance of light snow after midnight. Waves 10 to
14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to
30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves
8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-270445-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
341 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...West gales to 40 knot gales becoming 40 knot gales
early in the morning. Light snow and a slight chance of light
rain in the evening, then light rain and snow likely after
midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet building to 10 to 14 feet early in
the morning. Waves occasionally around 18 feet.
.THURSDAY...West gales to 40 knot gales. Light snow likely until
late afternoon, then light snow early in the afternoon. Waves
10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to
40 knot gales. Light snow until early morning, then a chance of
light snow after midnight. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves
occasionally around 18 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to
30 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
light snow. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around
18 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-270445-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
341 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot
gales. Mostly cloudy. Light snow likely and a slight chance of
light rain in the evening, then light rain and snow likely after
midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.THURSDAY...West gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots
early in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 knot gales. Light snow likely
until late afternoon, then light snow early in the afternoon.
Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to
40 knot gales. Light snow early in the evening, then light snow
likely in the late evening and early morning. A chance of light
snow after midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally
around 15 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Partly
cloudy with a chance of light snow. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding
to 5 to 7 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around
15 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-270445-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
341 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...West gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot
gales. Cloudy. Light snow likely and a slight chance of light
rain in the evening, then light snow likely after midnight. Waves
6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.THURSDAY...West gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot
gales. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow early in the
morning, then light snow likely in the late morning and
afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to
40 knot gales. Mostly cloudy. Light snow likely until early
morning, then a chance of light snow after midnight. Waves 6 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 20 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy with a chance of
light snow. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-270445-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
341 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...West gales to 40 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot
gales. Mostly cloudy. Light snow likely in the evening, then a
chance of light snow after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY...West gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
light snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. Mostly cloudy early in the evening becoming partly cloudy.
A chance of light snow until early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny early in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 44 degrees.

$$

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