Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
171 FZUS53 KDTX 150842 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 342 AM EST Sat Nov 15 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. LHZ422-151645- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 342 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots veering to the west in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the morning, then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales diminishing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ421-151645- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 342 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the morning, then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the evening. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales. Partly cloudy. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-151645- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 342 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the morning, then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. Partly cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the evening, then a slight chance of light rain in the late evening and overnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet building to 8 to 12 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales. Partly cloudy until late afternoon becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales with gusts to 40 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ442-151645- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 342 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots veering to the west late in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the morning, then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the evening. A slight chance of light rain in the late evening and overnight. A slight chance of light snow after midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. Partly cloudy. A chance of light snow. A chance of light rain in the late morning and early afternoon. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. A Gale Warning may be needed. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy with a chance of light snow. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-151645- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 342 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the morning, then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the evening. A slight chance of light rain after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales. Mostly sunny early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. A chance of light rain and snow early in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. A Gale Warning may be needed. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Gusts to 35 knot gales until early morning. Partly cloudy. A chance of light snow early in the evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LEZ444-151645- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 342 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain early in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is 43 degrees. $$ DRK You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes