


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
372 FZUS53 KDTX 161343 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 943 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 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. LHZ422-162145- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 943 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain late in the morning, then light snow likely and a chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with light snow likely in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming south 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ421-162145- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 943 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain late in the morning, then light snow likely and a chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with light snow likely in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of light snow after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing to the south early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-162145- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 943 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light rain likely late in the morning, then a chance of light rain and snow in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering to the southeast early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ442-162145- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 943 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots veering to the west early in the afternoon, then diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Light rain late in the morning, then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering to the southeast early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-162145- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 943 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon, then diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain and snow in the evening, then a chance of light snow after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then veering to the east early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LEZ444-162145- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 943 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain late in the morning, then a chance of light rain and freezing rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, light freezing rain and a slight chance of light snow in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing to the south early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is 42 degrees. $$ KDK You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes