763  
FZUS53 KDTX 160703  
NSHDTX  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST FOR MICHIGAN  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
303 AM EDT WED SEP 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.  
 
LHZ422-161515-  
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-  
303 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR  
LESS.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ421-161515-  
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER  
SAGINAW BAY-  
303 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN  
THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BACKING TO THE  
NORTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR  
LESS.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ441-161515-  
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-  
303 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL  
LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS  
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ442-161515-  
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-  
303 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES  
1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON THEN CLEARING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LHZ443-161515-  
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-  
303 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.    
THURSDAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO  
15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR  
LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING, THEN INCREASING  
TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
 
 
LEZ444-161515-  
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-  
303 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
TODAY  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
WATERSPOUTS IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR  
LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES  
2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.  
 
SEE LAKE ERIE OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.  
 
THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 70 DEGREES.  
 
 
 
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