National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
FZUS53 KDTX 161941
NSHDTX

Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
341 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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.

LHZ422-170400-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
341 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy in the
evening becoming cloudy. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Light
showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the
west after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Light showers in the evening.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the afternoon.

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

$$

LHZ421-170400-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
341 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 20 to
25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the late evening and
overnight. Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. A
chance of showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots. Light showers likely in the morning, then showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 5 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the
southwest after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Light showers in the
evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after
midnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon.

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

$$

LHZ441-170400-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
341 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy with a chance
of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely
after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the
late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots. Light showers likely in the morning, then showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 6 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to
30 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and
early morning, then becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots after
midnight. Mostly cloudy. Light showers in the evening. Waves 4 to
6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves
occasionally around 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy in the
morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.

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

$$

LHZ442-170400-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
341 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy with a
chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet
in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots. Light showers likely in the morning, then showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 6 to
9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight.
Mostly cloudy. Light showers in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ443-170400-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
341 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Light showers likely
in the morning, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy.
Light showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves
4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and
overnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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

$$

LEZ444-170400-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
341 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy with a chance
of showers in the evening, then showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
south 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Light showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Light showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. 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 51 degrees.

$$

TF

You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online
a www.weather.gov/greatlakes