Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
947 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

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.

LHZ422-051100-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
947 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot
gales after midnight. A slight chance of waterspouts this
evening. Light snow. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
10 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to
30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy with a
slight chance of light snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon.

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

$$

LHZ421-051100-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
947 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot
gales after midnight. Light snow. A slight chance of waterspouts.
Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales. Partly cloudy in
the morning becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light
snow. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to
35 knot gales diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear. A
slight chance of light snow in the evening. Waves 8 to 12 feet
subsiding to 4 to 6 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally
around 15 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
with gusts to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-051100-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
947 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots increasing to 35 knot
gales early in the morning. A slight chance of waterspouts this
evening. Light snow this evening, then snow and a slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 12 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knot gales. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of light snow and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of light snow in the afternoon. Waves
10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to
35 knot gales diminishing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
evening becoming partly cloudy. A chance of light snow. Waves
10 to 14 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. Waves
occasionally around 18 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-051100-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
947 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales after midnight. Light snow
this evening, then snow and a slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet early
in the morning. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. Mostly cloudy. Light snow in the morning, then a chance of
light snow in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 7 feet building to 8 to
12 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally
around 15 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to
15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy with a chance of light snow. Waves
6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy in the morning
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-051100-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
947 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales after midnight. Light snow.
Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet early in the morning.
Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. Partly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. A
chance of light snow. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally
around 10 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to
20 to 25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear
with a chance of light snow. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy in the morning
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.

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

$$

LEZ444-051100-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
947 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot
gales. Light snow. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
8 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales
becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. A chance of light snow
in the morning, then a slight chance of light snow in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of
light snow in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. 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 36 degrees.

$$

KGK

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