


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
747 FZUS53 KDTX 161942 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 342 PM EDT Wed Jul 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. LHZ422-170400- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 342 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ421-170400- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 342 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-170400- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 342 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Light showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ442-170400- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 342 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-170400- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 342 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LEZ444-170400- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 342 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms and a slight chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the north in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is 77 degrees. $$ TF You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes