National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS53 KDTX

FZUS53 KDTX 040230
NSHDTX

Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
930 PM EST Tue Mar 3 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.

LHZ422-041030
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI
930 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

REST OF TONIGHT
Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight, then becoming light and variable early in the morning. Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight.

WEDNESDAY
Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog until late afternoon.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear.

THURSDAY
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain and freezing rain early in the morning, then light rain likely in the late morning and afternoon.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

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

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LHZ421-041030
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay
930 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

REST OF TONIGHT
Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight.

WEDNESDAY
Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear.

THURSDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy early in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Rain likely early in the afternoon.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

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

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LHZ441-041030
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI
930 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

REST OF TONIGHT
Light and variable winds becoming west 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight.

WEDNESDAY
Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear.

THURSDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy early in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Rain likely early in the afternoon.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

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

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LHZ442-041030
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI
930 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

REST OF TONIGHT
Light and variable winds. Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight.

WEDNESDAY
Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.

THURSDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain and freezing rain early in the morning, then light rain likely in the late morning and afternoon.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

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

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LHZ443-041030
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI
930 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

REST OF TONIGHT
Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy. Patchy fog.

WEDNESDAY
Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming light and variable early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy until late afternoon then clearing. Patchy fog early in the morning.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of light rain and snow early in the evening, then mostly cloudy in the late evening and overnight.

THURSDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. A chance of light rain until late afternoon, then rain early in the afternoon.

Waves omitted due to ice coverage.

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

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LEZ444-041030
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI
930 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

REST OF TONIGHT
Light and variable winds. Mostly cloudy this evening becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY
Light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A slight chance of light rain early in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light snow early in the evening. A chance of light rain until early morning, then light rain likely after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

THURSDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light rain early in the morning, then rain in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 32 degrees.

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