Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
345 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 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.

LHZ422-040345-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
345 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots this evening, then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less in the late
evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Light rain. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light
rain in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-040345-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
345 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots this evening, then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
in the late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Light rain. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light
rain in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-040345-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
345 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots this evening, then becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots
after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late
evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Light rain. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the
northwest early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light rain in
the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-040345-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
345 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy in the
evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Light rain. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the
northwest early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with light rain
likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late
morning and afternoon.

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

$$

LHZ443-040345-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
345 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering to
the north early in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Light rain. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the north
in the late morning and afternoon. Cloudy. Light rain in the
morning, then light rain likely in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.

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

$$

LEZ444-040345-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
345 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering to
the north early in the morning. Cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. A
chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Rain in the evening, then rain and a
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the west in the
late morning and afternoon. Light rain and a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then light rain likely 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 43 degrees.

$$

DRK

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