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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS53 KDTX

FZUS53 KDTX 122103
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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
403 PM EST Mon Jan 12 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.

LHZ422-130515
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI
403 PM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light freezing rain and a slight chance of light snow showers in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of light snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.

WEDNESDAY
Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming north to 30 knots with gusts to 35 knot gales early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Gale Warning may be needed.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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

LHZ421-130515
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay
403 PM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.

TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light freezing rain and a slight chance of light snow showers in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of light snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.

WEDNESDAY
Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north gales to 35 knot gales. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow. Freezing spray in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. A Gale Warning may be needed.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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

LHZ441-130515
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI
403 PM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.

TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow showers early in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of light snow showers early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 6 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

WEDNESDAY
Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming north gales to 35 knot gales. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow until late afternoon, then light snow likely early in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. A Gale Warning may be needed.

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

LHZ442-130515
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI
403 PM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain and snow showers early in the morning, then a chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
West winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.

WEDNESDAY
West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow early in the morning, then light snow likely in the late morning and afternoon. Freezing spray in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 6 to 9 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.

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

LHZ443-130515
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI
403 PM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain and snow showers early in the morning, then a chance of showers in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.

WEDNESDAY
West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow early in the morning, then light snow likely in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.

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

LEZ444-130515
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI
403 PM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

TUESDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of light snow showers in the late morning and early afternoon. A slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy early in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.

WEDNESDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow early in the morning. A chance of light rain until late afternoon. Light snow likely in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 33 degrees.

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