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FZUS53 KDTX 170258  
NSHDTX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST FOR MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
958 PM EST MON FEB 16 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.  
 
LHZ422-171100-  
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-  
958 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PARTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY FOG.    
TUESDAY
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN  
AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BACKING TO  
THE NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN  
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ421-171100-  
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER  
SAGINAW BAY-  
958 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE  
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
FREEZING RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING. RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS.  
FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN  
LIGHT RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY  
BE NEEDED.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ441-171100-  
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-  
958 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE  
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT  
RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ442-171100-  
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-  
958 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE  
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT  
RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ443-171100-  
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-  
958 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE  
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.  
 
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FOR ICE FREE AREAS.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LEZ444-171100-  
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-  
958 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF  
LIGHT RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON  
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.  
 
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.  
 
SEE LAKE ERIE OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 33 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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