Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
959 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 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.

LHZ422-042200-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
959 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Sunny late in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy
in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-042200-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
959 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Light rain likely in
the evening, then light rain after midnight. 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and overnight.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be
needed.

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

$$

LHZ441-042200-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
959 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with light rain
likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the
northwest early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
light rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy in the
evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5
feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 7
feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

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

$$

LHZ442-042200-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
959 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...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 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy in the
evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5
feet in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 7
feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

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

$$

LHZ443-042200-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
959 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...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 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly 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.

$$

LEZ444-042200-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
959 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A
chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late evening and overnight. Rain in the evening, then rain
and a slight 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. Cloudy. Light rain and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then light rain likely in
the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy. Light
rain likely in the evening, then light rain likely and a chance
of light snow after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 43 degrees.

$$

MV

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