Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
321 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 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.

LHZ422-100330-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
321 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 5 to 10
knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25
knots with gusts to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight.
Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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

$$

LHZ421-100330-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
321 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots,
becoming west 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear.
Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning.
Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 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.
.TUESDAY...West winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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

$$

LHZ441-100330-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
321 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet early in the morning. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south in the
late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
20 to 25 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy
in the morning then clearing. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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

$$

LHZ442-100330-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
321 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south in the
late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the northwest
early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning becoming
mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-100330-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
321 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the south in the
late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 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.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the
northwest in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon.

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

$$

LEZ444-100330-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
321 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 34 degrees.

$$

KGK

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