Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 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.

LHZ422-200345-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after
midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable, then becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ421-200345-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after
midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance
of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable, then becoming east 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ441-200345-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south
early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening
becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots until late afternoon
becoming light and variable. Partly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ442-200345-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after
midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly
cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
northeast early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ443-200345-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast
after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
northeast in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LEZ444-200345-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
337 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming east 10 to 15 knots.
Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering to
the south after midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest
early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 73 degrees.

$$

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