Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1014 AM EST Fri Nov 28 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.

LHZ422-282315-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
1014 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in
the late morning and early afternoon. Partly cloudy. A chance of
flurries. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of flurries early in the
evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light
snow early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow. Snow may
be heavy at times until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-282315-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
1014 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to
30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Partly cloudy
late in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries.
Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. A
chance of flurries early in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
south 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of light snow early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Snow. Snow may
be heavy at times until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight.

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

$$

LHZ441-282315-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
1014 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries.
Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light
snow early in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of light snow in the late evening and early morning.
Partly cloudy after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of light snow early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast
20 to 25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Snow. Rain
after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times until early morning.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the late evening and
overnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-282315-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
1014 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots. Partly cloudy late in the morning becoming mostly
cloudy. A chance of flurries. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of flurries
early in the evening, then a slight chance of light snow in the
late evening and early morning. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
south 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy early
in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow
early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast
20 to 25 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of
snow early in the evening. Snow in the late evening and
overnight. Rain after midnight. Snow may be heavy at times until
early morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the
late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-282315-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
1014 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in
the late morning and early afternoon. Partly cloudy. A chance of
flurries. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of flurries
early in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
south 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy early
in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow
early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
20 to 25 knots in the late evening and overnight. A chance of
snow early in the evening. Snow in the late evening and
overnight. Rain after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
5 to 7 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally
around 10 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-282315-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
1014 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny late in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. A chance of flurries. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. Mostly clear. A chance of flurries early in the
evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light snow
likely early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south
to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Snow early in the
evening, then snow and light rain in the late evening and
overnight. Snow may be heavy at times until early morning. Waves
3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 41 degrees.

$$

SF

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