Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
944 PM EST Fri Nov 7 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.

LHZ422-081100-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
944 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with isolated
showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny becoming
partly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon becoming
mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light
rain and snow in the evening, then light rain and snow likely
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light snow and light rain
likely until late afternoon, then light snow likely early in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-081100-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
944 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to
15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy with isolated
showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy until late
afternoon becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of light rain and
snow until early morning, then light rain likely and a chance of
light snow after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light rain and
light snow likely until late afternoon, then light snow likely
early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet
early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-081100-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
944 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to
15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy with isolated
showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of light snow showers and isolated showers in the
late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of light rain
early in the evening, then light rain likely in the late evening
and overnight. Light snow likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to
25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Light rain likely and
light snow until late afternoon, then light rain and snow likely
early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet
in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around
12 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-081100-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
944 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to
15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy with scattered
showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy early
in the morning, then mostly cloudy with isolated showers in the
late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of light rain
early in the evening, then light rain likely in the late evening
and overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. Light rain with light snow
likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet early in the
afternoon. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-081100-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
944 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 25
knots. Partly cloudy with scattered showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy until
late afternoon becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots. A chance of light rain until early morning, then
light rain after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 20 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. Light rain until late afternoon,
then light rain and snow early in the afternoon. Waves 4 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-081100-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
944 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy
this evening becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy early
in the morning, then mostly cloudy with isolated showers in the
late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Light rain likely early in the evening, then light rain
in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Light rain
early in the morning, then light rain likely in the late morning
and early afternoon. A chance of light rain early 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.

$$

TF

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