Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
340 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 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.

LHZ422-231545-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
340 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in
the late evening and overnight. Cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

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

$$

LHZ421-231545-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
340 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in
the late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-231545-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
340 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of light snow showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the
afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the
late morning and early afternoon, then becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and
overnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-231545-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
340 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
light snow showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late
morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in the
late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and
overnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-231545-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
340 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet
in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east in
the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-231545-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
340 AM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy in the
evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 36 degrees.

$$

KDK

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