National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS53 KDTX

FZUS53 KDTX 091947
NSHDTX

Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
347 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 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.

LHZ422-100400
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI
347 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

TONIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY
Northeast 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.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.


LHZ421-100400
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay
347 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

TONIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy with numerous thunderstorms and scattered showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY
Northeast 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.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.


LHZ441-100400
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI
347 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

TONIGHT
Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Numerous thunderstorms and scattered showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.


LHZ442-100400
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI
347 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

TONIGHT
Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY
North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY NIGHT
North winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy early in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.


LHZ443-100400
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI
347 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

TONIGHT
Light and variable winds becoming north 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY
North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY NIGHT
North winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy in the late evening and early morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy early in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.


LEZ444-100400
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI
347 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

TONIGHT
West winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable, then becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. A chance of showers early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.

FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then becoming north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers early in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy until late afternoon becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 76 degrees.


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