Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
936 PM EDT Mon Mar 25 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.

LHZ422-260945-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
936 PM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots. Mostly cloudy. Light showers after midnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. Mostly cloudy. Light showers in the morning, then showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knot
gales early in the evening. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-260945-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
936 PM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight.
Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south to
30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
southeast 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 knot
gales. Mostly cloudy. Light showers likely in the morning, then
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales veering to the southwest after midnight. Mostly cloudy.
Light showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 4 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-260945-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
936 PM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
20 to 25 knots after midnight. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Partly
cloudy this evening becoming cloudy. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot
gales in the late morning and early afternoon, then diminishing
to 30 knots early in the afternoon. Light showers in the morning,
then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Light showers and a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and
afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-260945-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
936 PM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to
30 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
early in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Light showers likely after
midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. Light showers in the morning, then showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet.
Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
partly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 6 to
9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves
occasionally around 12 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ443-260945-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
936 PM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots early in the morning.
Mostly cloudy. Light showers likely after midnight. Waves 4 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots becoming south to
30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then
diminishing to 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Light
showers in the morning, then showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and
early morning, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.

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

$$

LEZ444-260945-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
936 PM EDT Mon Mar 25 2024

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Light showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Light showers in the
morning, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then
partly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and
overnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming 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 38 degrees.

$$

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