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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan...UPDATED
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
709 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 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.

LHZ422-180715-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
709 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the west
early in the morning. Partly cloudy with scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Light showers after
midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots with gusts
to 35 knot gales in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy in
the morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet
early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. A Gale
Warning may be needed.

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

$$

LHZ421-180715-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
709 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Rain showers and
scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the morning. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
veering to the north after midnight. Light showers after
midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots.
Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 4 to 6 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves
occasionally around 8 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-180715-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
709 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
veering to the west early in the morning. Rain showers and
scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 4 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then backing to
the north after midnight. Rain showers after midnight. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 20 to
25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Partly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 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.

$$

LHZ442-180715-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
709 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
veering to the west early in the morning. Rain showers and
scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
northeast after midnight. Rain showers after midnight. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-180715-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
709 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots this evening, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. Rain showers and scattered thunderstorms in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Rain showers
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-180715-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
709 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Scattered
showers and isolated 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 early afternoon, then backing to
the south early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 53 degrees.

$$

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