Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
945 FZUS53 KDTX 250907 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 407 AM EST Tue Nov 25 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. LHZ422-251715- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 407 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon becoming light and variable. Cloudy with showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Cloudy with showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots increasing to 40 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot gales in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of rain and snow showers early in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West gales to 40 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot gales. Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers early in the evening, then a chance of snow showers in the late evening and overnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. Gales are expected to continue 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. $$ LHZ421-251715- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 407 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Cloudy with showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Cloudy with showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots increasing to 40 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot gales in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of showers early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West gales to 40 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot gales. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely early in the evening. Snow showers likely. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. Gales are expected to continue beyond the forecast period. Please refer to the Open Lakes Forecast for more information. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-251715- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 407 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Cloudy with showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Cloudy with showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots becoming southwest gales to 40 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot gales in the late morning and afternoon. Rain showers until late afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West gales to 40 knot gales. Cloudy. Rain rain and snow showers likely early in the evening, then snow showers likely in the late evening and overnight. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. Gales are expected to continue 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. $$ LHZ442-251715- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 407 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon, then diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Cloudy with showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Cloudy with showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots becoming southwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot gales. Rain showers until late afternoon, then a chance of rain and snow showers early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 7 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West gales to 40 knot gales. Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. Gales are expected to continue beyond the forecast period. Please refer to the Open Lakes Forecast for more information. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-251715- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 407 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon, then diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy with showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots becoming southwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales. Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of rain and snow showers early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West gales to 40 knot gales. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers early in the evening, then snow showers likely in the late evening and early morning. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. Gales are expected to continue 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. $$ LEZ444-251715- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 407 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Rain showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers until late afternoon. A chance of snow showers in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West gales to 40 knot gales. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. Gales are expected to continue beyond the forecast period. Please refer to the Open Lakes Forecast for more information. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is 44 degrees. $$ BT You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes