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FZUS53 KDTX 272050  
NSHDTX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST FOR MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
350 PM EST TUE JAN 27 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.  
 
LHZ422-280500-  
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-  
350 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY  
IN THE EVENING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY  
IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ421-280500-  
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER  
SAGINAW BAY-  
350 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15  
KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY  
IN THE EVENING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ441-280500-  
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-  
350 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4  
FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY  
IN THE EVENING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING  
TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ442-280500-  
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-  
350 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY  
IN THE EVENING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY  
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ443-280500-  
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-  
350 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY  
IN THE EVENING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LEZ444-280500-  
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-  
350 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY.    
THURSDAY
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.  
 
SEE LAKE ERIE OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 32 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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