Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
338 AM EST Wed Jan 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.

LHZ422-151645-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
338 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
light snow in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of light snow after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of light snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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

$$

LHZ421-151645-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
338 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. A slight chance
of light snow in the morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in
the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with light snow likely after midnight.
Freezing spray after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light
snow likely in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Gales will be possible beyond the forecast period. Please refer to
the Open Lakes Forecast for more information.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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

$$

LHZ441-151645-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
338 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the afternoon. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of light
snow in the morning, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with light snow likely after
midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light snow likely in the
morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

Gales will be possible beyond the forecast period. Please refer to
the Open Lakes Forecast for more information.

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

$$

LHZ442-151645-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
338 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
late in the afternoon. Partly cloudy with a chance of light snow
in the morning, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with light snow likely after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light
snow likely in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-151645-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
338 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy with a slight
chance of light snow in the morning, then mostly cloudy in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with light snow likely after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light
snow likely in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-151645-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
338 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning
becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with light snow likely after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy. Light snow likely
in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 32 degrees.

$$

KDK

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