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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
407 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 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.

LHZ422-130415-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
407 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot
gales diminishing to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales after
midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening,
then partly cloudy after midnight. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales becoming west 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Partly
cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. A
chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering to the
northwest early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-130415-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
407 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to
30 knots after midnight. Gusts to 40 knot gales. Cloudy with a
chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after
midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales becoming west 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Partly
cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding
to 3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy.
Light showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering to the
north early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-130415-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
407 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 20 to
25 knots. Gusts to 40 knot gales. Cloudy with a chance of showers
in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Waves 8 to
12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales becoming west 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly
cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding
to 4 to 6 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy.
Light showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the north early
in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Light showers likely in the
morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-130415-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
407 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 45 knot
gales diminishing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales.
Cloudy with showers likely in the evening, then partly cloudy
after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon.
Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A
chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the northwest
early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-130415-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
407 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 20 to
25 knots. Gusts to 40 knot gales. Cloudy with showers likely in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Waves 5 to
7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon.
Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A
chance of showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
northwest 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy
with a chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-130415-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
407 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knot gales
becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the
late evening and overnight. Cloudy with a chance of showers in
the evening, then clear after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots early in
the morning. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 49 degrees.

$$

SF

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