Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1003 PM EST Thu Nov 13 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.

LHZ422-141115-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
1003 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Clear this evening becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable, then becoming east 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy in
the late morning and early afternoon becoming mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy until early morning
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain.
Waves 2 to 4 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.

$$

LHZ421-141115-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
1003 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming
light and variable, then becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the
afternoon. Partly cloudy until late afternoon then clearing.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy until early morning
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25
knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light
rain. 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.

$$

LHZ441-141115-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
1003 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest in
the late morning and early afternoon, then backing to the east
early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy until late afternoon then
clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25
knots early in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of light rain until
late afternoon, then light rain likely early in the afternoon. 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.

$$

LHZ442-141115-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
1003 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the
late morning and early afternoon becoming mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the southwest early
in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of light rain until late
afternoon, then light rain likely early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may
be needed.

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

$$

LHZ443-141115-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
1003 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy in
the late morning and early afternoon becoming mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A chance of light
rain early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-141115-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
1003 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy early in the
morning becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy until early morning
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 43 degrees.

$$

BT

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