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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST FOR MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
353 AM EST TUE JAN 13 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.  
 
LHZ422-131700-  
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-  
353 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY, POSSIBLE FREEZING  
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS  
BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES. MOSTLY CLOUDY  
UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ421-131700-  
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER  
SAGINAW BAY-  
353 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY, POSSIBLE FREEZING  
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT  
GALES. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET. A GALE  
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOT GALES BECOMING  
NORTH TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ441-131700-  
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-  
353 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT  
GALES. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET  
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOT GALES DIMINISHING TO  
30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING,  
THEN LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 10 TO  
14 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 18 FEET.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ442-131700-  
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-  
353 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO  
3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT  
GALES. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN LIGHT SNOW  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ443-131700-  
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-  
353 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO  
25 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST TO  
30 KNOTS. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 6 TO  
9 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LEZ444-131700-  
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-  
353 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THIS EVENING...  
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO  
4 FEET IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY  
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN LIGHT  
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY 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 33 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
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