Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
339 AM EST Sun Nov 16 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.

LHZ422-161645-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
339 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots
late in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Partly cloudy in
the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered light snow showers
and a slight chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy.
Scattered light snow showers early in the evening. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny becoming
partly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon becoming
mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ421-161645-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
339 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales.
Mostly sunny in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered
light snow showers and a slight chance of showers. Waves 6 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Partly cloudy.
Scattered light snow showers early in the evening. Waves 6 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny early in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-161645-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
339 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales.
Partly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered
light snow showers and a slight chance of showers. Waves 8 to
12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. Partly cloudy. Scattered light snow showers until early
morning, then isolated light snow showers after midnight. Waves
8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly
cloudy. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-161645-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
339 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
Partly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered
light snow showers and a slight chance of showers. Waves 6 to 9
feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to
25 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Scattered light snow
showers early in the evening, then isolated light snow showers in
the late evening and early morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 12 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 5 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.

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

$$

LHZ443-161645-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
339 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots
late in the morning, then diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the
afternoon. Partly cloudy. Scattered light snow showers and a
slight chance of showers in the morning, then scattered light
snow showers and a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 5 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear.
Scattered light snow showers and a slight chance of showers early
in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly
sunny early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-161645-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
339 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 44 degrees.

$$

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