Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
910 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 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.

LHZ422-280915-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
910 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming
east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear in the evening becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Scattered
showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering to
the southwest after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet after
midnight.

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

$$

LHZ421-280915-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
910 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the north in
the late evening and early morning, then becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then diminishing to
10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with
scattered showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet after
midnight.

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

$$

LHZ441-280915-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
910 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with
scattered showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet
early in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the
southwest after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-280915-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
910 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Scattered showers in
the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers
and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late evening and overnight.

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

$$

LHZ443-280915-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
910 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-280915-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
910 PM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in
the afternoon becoming west 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon.
Mostly sunny in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late evening and early morning, then backing to the
southeast after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening, then
mostly cloudy with scattered showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest
early in the afternoon. Light showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 39 degrees.

$$

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