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FZUS53 KDTX 071418  
NSHDTX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST FOR MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
918 AM EST SUN DEC 7 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.  
 
LHZ422-072230-  
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-  
918 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2025  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS  
WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY  
MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET. A GALE  
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ421-072230-  
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER  
SAGINAW BAY-  
918 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
20 TO 25 KNOTS. LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY  
CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.    
MONDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS  
WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING,  
THEN CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2  
TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12  
FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ441-072230-  
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-  
918 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
20 TO 25 KNOTS. SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT  
SNOW UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 10 FEET.    
MONDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 7 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO  
30 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY  
WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ442-072230-  
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-  
918 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 10 FEET.    
MONDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY  
IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET  
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY  
MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ443-072230-  
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-  
918 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2025  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TODAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 8 FEET.    
MONDAY  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO  
1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LEZ444-072230-  
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-  
918 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2025  
   
REST OF TODAY  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS. LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT SNOW  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING  
CLEAR IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
MONDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25  
KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
SEE LAKE ERIE OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 33 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
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