Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
420 PM EST Mon Nov 10 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.

LHZ422-110530-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
420 PM EST Mon Nov 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy with a
chance of light snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy until late
afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain and snow
early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet
in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7
feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to
35 knot gales diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight.
Cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the evening. A chance of
light snow until early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy until late afternoon
becoming partly cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

Small Craft Advisory conditions 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.

$$

LHZ421-110530-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
420 PM EST Mon Nov 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy with a
chance of light snow showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
southwest to 30 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy with
a chance of light snow showers early in the morning, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of light rain in the late morning and
afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Cloudy. A chance
of light rain and snow until early morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 12
feet. A Gale Warning may be needed.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light
rain in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet
building to 6 to 9 feet early in the afternoon. Waves
occasionally around 12 feet.

Small Craft Advisory conditions 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.

$$

LHZ441-110530-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
420 PM EST Mon Nov 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely in
the evening, then partly cloudy with light snow showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. A slight
chance of waterspouts. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally
around 12 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
southwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots early in the
afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of waterspouts early in
the morning. Light snow showers likely early in the morning. A
slight chance of light snow in the late morning and early
afternoon, then a chance of light rain and snow early in the
afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots. Cloudy. Light snow likely and a chance of light rain
until early morning, then a chance of light rain and snow after
midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light
rain until late afternoon, then light rain likely early in the
afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet early in the
afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.

Small Craft Advisory conditions 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.

$$

LHZ442-110530-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
420 PM EST Mon Nov 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. Mostly cloudy with light snow showers
likely in the evening, then partly cloudy with light snow showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves
5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy early
in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
waterspouts early in the morning. Light snow showers likely early
in the morning. A chance of light snow in the late morning and
afternoon. A chance of light rain early in the afternoon. Waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Cloudy.
Light snow likely until early morning, then a chance of light
rain and snow after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the late morning and
afternoon. Mostly cloudy until late afternoon becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of light snow early in the morning. A chance of
light rain until late afternoon, then light rain likely early in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the
late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

Small Craft Advisory conditions 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.

$$

LHZ443-110530-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
420 PM EST Mon Nov 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west to
30 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with light snow showers
likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy until
late afternoon becoming mostly cloudy. Light snow showers likely
early in the morning. A chance of light snow in the late morning
and afternoon. A chance of light rain early in the afternoon.
Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Cloudy. A
chance of light snow until early morning, then a chance of light
rain and snow after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the
late morning and early afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
light rain and snow early in the morning, then a chance of light
rain in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Small Craft Advisory conditions 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.

$$

LEZ444-110530-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
420 PM EST Mon Nov 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy with a chance
of light snow showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to
25 knots with gusts to 30 knots early in the afternoon. Partly
cloudy early in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of until late afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the
late evening and early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy early in
the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Small Craft Advisory conditions 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 45 degrees.

$$

MV

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