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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST FOR MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
956 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
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.
LHZ422-112200-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
956 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20
KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
GALES TO 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN SNOW AND RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEYOND THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO
THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ421-112200-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-
956 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN WITH LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN, LIGHT
SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD DENSE
FOG. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 12 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY IN
THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20
KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
GALES TO 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY
BE NEEDED.
GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEYOND THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO
THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ441-112200-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
956 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
LIGHT RAIN WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 8 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SLEET EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. PARTLY
CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY
AROUND 12 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY
UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT RAIN
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY
BE NEEDED.
GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEYOND THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO
THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ442-112200-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
956 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE
WEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN, POSSIBLE
FREEZING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
DENSE FOG. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN, LIGHT SLEET, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND A
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE LATE EVENING AND
EARLY MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
8 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL
EARLY MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEYOND THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO
THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ443-112200-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
956 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET EARLY IN THE
EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING
SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY
MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEYOND THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO
THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LEZ444-112200-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
956 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING TO THE
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY DENSE FOG. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL LATE IN THE MORNING.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO
30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
THURSDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES
1 TO 3 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO THE SOUTH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY
MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE
NEEDED.
GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEYOND THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO
THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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 37 DEGREES.
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