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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST FOR MICHIGAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
345 PM EST TUE FEB 17 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.
LHZ422-180445-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
345 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 20 TO
25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN WITH FREEZING RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE
EAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ421-180445-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER
SAGINAW BAY-
345 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING,
THEN RAIN WITH FREEZING RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD
DENSE FREEZING FOG IN THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN UNTIL
LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ441-180445-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
345 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD DENSE FREEZING FOG IN THE EVENING.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG UNTIL LATE
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SLEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ442-180445-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
345 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD
DENSE FOG.
WEDNESDAY
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN UNTIL
LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LHZ443-180445-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
345 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN UNTIL
LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BACKING TO THE
SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES OMITTED DUE TO ICE COVERAGE.
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.
LEZ444-180445-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
345 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG. LIGHT
RAIN LIKELY 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. PATCHY DENSE FOG
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN BACKING
TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY.
THURSDAY
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE 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 34 DEGREES.
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