


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
652 FZUS53 KDTX 181346 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 946 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 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. LHZ422-182200- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 946 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy until late afternoon becoming partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the north in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then mostly cloudy in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ421-182200- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 946 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the north in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy early in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-182200- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 946 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering to the north after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ442-182200- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 946 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-182200- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 946 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the late evening and early morning becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LEZ444-182200- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 946 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers until late afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southwest in the late evening and early morning, then veering to the northwest after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers until early morning. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is 77 degrees. $$ JA You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes