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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS53 KDTX
FZUS53 KDTX 040204
NSHDTX
Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1004 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
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.
LHZ422-041015
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI
1004 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy this evening becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY
North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Light rain. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
SATURDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light
rain in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.
LHZ421-041015
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay
1004 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.
FRIDAY
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
in the late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Light rain. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
SATURDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light
rain in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.
LHZ441-041015
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI
1004 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
FRIDAY
North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northeast
early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Light rain. Waves
2 feet or less.
SATURDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the
northwest early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Light rain in
the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.
LHZ442-041015
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI
1004 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy
this evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny in the morning
becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Light rain. Waves
2 feet or less.
SATURDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the
northwest early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with light rain
likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.
LHZ443-041015
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI
1004 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Light rain. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
SATURDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the north
in the late morning and afternoon. Cloudy. Light rain in the
morning, then light rain likely in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.
LEZ444-041015
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI
1004 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025
REST OF TONIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
north early in the morning. Cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. A
chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Rain and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then rain and a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet in the late evening and overnight.
SATURDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots backing to the west in the
late morning and afternoon. Light rain and a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then light rain likely in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.
The water temperature at Belle Isle is 44 degrees.
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