Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
958 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 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.

LHZ422-262200-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
958 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the
east after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ421-262200-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
958 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west
5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the
northeast after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-262200-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
958 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Partly cloudy late in the
morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest
in the late evening and early morning, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-262200-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
958 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy late in the
morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south in the
late evening and early morning, then becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
northeast 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly
clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-262200-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
958 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest
in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west
early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the
north in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.

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

$$

LEZ444-262200-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
958 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west in
the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then backing
to the southeast after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 38 degrees.

$$

DRK

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