Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1008 AM EDT Wed Apr 9 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.

LHZ422-092215-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
1008 AM EDT Wed Apr 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with
a slight chance of light rain and snow. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of light rain in the evening, then a chance of
light rain and snow after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of light rain and snow. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet early in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy
in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-092215-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
1008 AM EDT Wed Apr 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of light snow late in the morning. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of light rain and snow after midnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of light snow and a slight chance of light rain. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy in
the evening becoming partly 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.

$$

LHZ441-092215-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
1008 AM EDT Wed Apr 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light
rain and snow after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the northeast
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow and
a slight chance of light rain in the morning, then a chance of
light rain and snow in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy
in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-092215-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
1008 AM EDT Wed Apr 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of light snow and a slight chance of light rain after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
light rain and snow. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-092215-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
1008 AM EDT Wed Apr 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of light rain and snow in the afternoon. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of light snow in the evening, then a chance of
light snow and a slight chance of light rain after midnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light rain likely
and a chance of light snow in the morning, then a chance of light
rain and snow in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-092215-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
1008 AM EDT Wed Apr 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
southeast late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny late in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain in the
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Rain. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
light rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the
late morning and afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 42 degrees.

$$

MV

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