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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS53 KDTX
FZUS53 KDTX 041359
NSHDTX
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.
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