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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST FOR MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
946 AM EST WED FEB 18 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.
LHZ422-182300-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
946 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE EAST IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ421-182300-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-
946 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG LATE
IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ441-182300-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
946 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ442-182300-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
946 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ443-182300-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
946 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LEZ444-182300-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
946 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING.
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY IN
THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LIGHT RAIN UNTIL
EARLY MORNING. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE ERIE OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 34 DEGREES.
TF
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