475  
FZUS53 KDTX 311349  
NSHDTX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST FOR MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
949 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 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.  
 
LHZ422-312200-  
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-  
949 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
30 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING.  
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 7 FEET.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND  
THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR  
MORE INFORMATION.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ421-312200-  
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER  
SAGINAW BAY-  
949 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO  
30 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY  
WITH RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND  
THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR  
MORE INFORMATION.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ441-312200-  
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-  
949 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 6 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY  
UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
8 FEET.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND  
THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR  
MORE INFORMATION.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ442-312200-  
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-  
949 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE  
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS  
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.  
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY  
EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
7 FEET.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND  
THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR  
MORE INFORMATION.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LHZ443-312200-  
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-  
949 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO  
20 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN ISOLATED  
SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND  
7 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WAVES  
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVES OCCASIONALLY  
AROUND 7 FEET.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND  
THE FORECAST PERIOD. PLEASE REFER TO THE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR  
MORE INFORMATION.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 

 
 
LEZ444-312200-  
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-  
949 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO  
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN VEERING TO  
THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY  
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING, THEN LIGHT RAIN  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
SEE LAKE ERIE OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 41 DEGREES.  
 

 
 
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