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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
340 PM EDT Wed May 21 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.

LHZ422-220345-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
340 PM EDT Wed May 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Rain showers. Patchy fog in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Cloudy with showers
likely. Patchy fog. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Patchy fog in the
morning. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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

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LHZ421-220345-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
340 PM EDT Wed May 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 8 feet. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. Light showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. Patchy fog. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots early
in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Cloudy with showers
likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy.
A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 

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

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LHZ441-220345-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
340 PM EDT Wed May 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Light showers likely in
the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the
afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Patchy fog in the
evening. Light showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with showers
likely. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of dense fog in the
afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Light showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet. 

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

$$

LHZ442-220345-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
340 PM EDT Wed May 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Light showers likely in
the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Light showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog. Waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Cloudy with showers
likely. Patchy fog. 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 cloudy. Light showers
likely 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.

$$

LHZ443-220345-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
340 PM EDT Wed May 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy. Light showers
likely in the morning, then showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with showers
likely. Patchy fog. Waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Patchy fog in the
morning. Cloudy with showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Light showers
likely 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.

$$

LEZ444-220345-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
340 PM EDT Wed May 21 2025

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Light showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots
in the late evening and overnight. Patchy fog in the evening.
Rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. 
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon. Cloudy with a chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy
in the evening 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 57 degrees.

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