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NWS Forecast

FZUS53 KDTX 140241
NSHDTX

NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
940 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE

LHZ422-141000-
INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
940 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

OVERNIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LIGHT SNOW IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.

TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.



LHZ421-141000-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-
940 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

OVERNIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LIGHT SNOW IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.

TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.



LHZ441-141000-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-
940 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

OVERNIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. LIGHT SNOW IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET.

TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE.
CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.



LHZ442-141000-
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
940 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

OVERNIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS LATE. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.

TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.



LHZ443-141000-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
940 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

OVERNIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.

TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

SEE LAKE HURON OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.



LEZ444-141000-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
940 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

OVERNIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW...THEN
LIGHT SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.

TUESDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. LIGHT SNOW IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FEET OR
LESS.

TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. CLOUDY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

WEDNESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 2 FEET
OR LESS.

SEE LAKE ERIE OPEN LAKES FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5.

THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT BELLE ISLE IS 33 DEGREES.



DG

WAVES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVE SPECTRUM. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT IS THE HIGHEST 1/20
WAVE HEIGHT.

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT