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Experimental Tabular Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
407 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
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.
.SYNOPSIS...A strong arctic cold front arrives Wednesday afternoon bringing a
period of increased southwesterly flow ahead of it and briefly
stronger northwest winds in its wake Wednesday night into Thursday
morning.
LHZ422-031500-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
407 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.Today...
Weather.............Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers,
then mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers
in the afternoon.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........4 to 6 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 7 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....50%/98%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......9%/11%.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
showers, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Sfc winds...........West 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........West to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........3 to 5 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 5 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....50%/94%.
.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Partly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the
afternoon.
Ocnl waves..........Around 6 feet in the morning.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....49%/94%.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots
after midnight.
100-ft winds........Southwest 20 to 25 knots increasing to 35 knot
gales after midnight.
Sig waves...........4 to 6 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 8 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....49%/94%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow. Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots.
Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
$$
LHZ421-031500-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
407 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.Today...
Weather.............Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers,
then cloudy with chance of snow showers in the
afternoon.
Sfc winds...........Southwest to 30 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest gales to 35 knots.
Sig waves...........5 to 7 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 9 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....78%/100%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......18%/30%.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
showers, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Sfc winds...........West 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........West to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........5 to 7 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 9 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....64%/98%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......18%/22%.
.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Mostly sunny with freezing spray, then partly
sunny in the afternoon.
Sfc winds...........Northwest to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon.
100-ft winds........Northwest gales to 35 knots becoming west 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon.
Sig waves...........6 to 9 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 10 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....64%/98%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......14%/22%.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy, then freezing spray after
midnight.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots
after midnight.
100-ft winds........Southwest 20 to 25 knots increasing to 35 knot
gales after midnight.
Sig waves...........4 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet after
midnight.
Ocnl waves..........Around 7 feet building to around 12 feet after
midnight.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....64%/98%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......25%/22%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow. Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots.
Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
$$
LHZ441-031500-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
407 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.Today...
Weather.............Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers,
then cloudy with chance of snow showers in the
afternoon.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........4 to 6 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 8 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....71%/100%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......9%/29%.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers, then
mostly cloudy after midnight.
Sfc winds...........West to 30 knots.
100-ft winds........West gales to 35 knots.
Sig waves...........6 to 9 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 10 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....71%/99%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......13%/29%.
.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Partly sunny with freezing spray, then partly
sunny in the afternoon.
Sfc winds...........Northwest to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon.
100-ft winds........Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon.
Sig waves...........6 to 9 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 12 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....79%/99%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......13%/51%.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet after
midnight.
Ocnl waves..........Around 6 feet building to around 9 feet after
midnight.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....69%/98%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......13%/27%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow. Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots.
Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
$$
LHZ442-031500-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
407 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.Today...
Weather.............Cloudy, then chance of snow showers in the
afternoon.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........3 to 5 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 5 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....61%/100%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......0%/18%.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers, then
mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
showers after midnight.
Sfc winds...........West 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 20 to 25
knots after midnight.
100-ft winds........West 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest to 30
knots after midnight.
Sig waves...........4 to 6 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 7 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....61%/99%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......2%/18%.
.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Partly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........5 to 7 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 8 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....70%/99%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......2%/28%.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 5 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....59%/96%.
Prob Gale/Gst.......2%/14%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow. Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots.
Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
$$
LHZ443-031500-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
407 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
.Today...
Weather.............Cloudy, then chance of snow showers and slight
chance of light freezing rain in the afternoon.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 5 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....49%/99%.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Cloudy with chance of snow showers, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers
after midnight.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
after midnight.
100-ft winds........Southwest 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest
after midnight.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after
midnight.
Ocnl waves..........Around 6 feet after midnight.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....49%/93%.
.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Mostly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........3 to 5 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 7 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....49%/93%.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Partly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet after
midnight.
Ocnl waves..........Around 5 feet after midnight.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....48%/87%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow. Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots.
Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
$$
LEZ444-031500-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
407 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
.Today...
Weather.............Mostly cloudy.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 20 to 25 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest to 30 knots.
Sig waves...........3 to 5 feet.
Ocnl waves..........Around 6 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....45%/96%.
.TONIGHT...
Weather.............Cloudy with chance of snow showers, then mostly
cloudy after midnight.
Sfc winds...........West 15 to 20 knots.
100-ft winds........West 20 to 25 knots.
Sig waves...........3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet after
midnight.
Ocnl waves..........Around 5 feet in the evening.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....45%/52%.
.THURSDAY...
Weather.............Mostly sunny.
Sfc winds...........Northwest 15 to 20 knots.
100-ft winds........Northwest 20 to 25 knots.
Sig waves...........2 to 4 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....14%/52%.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Weather.............Mostly clear.
Sfc winds...........Southwest 10 to 15 knots.
100-ft winds........Southwest 15 to 20 knots.
Sig waves...........1 to 3 feet.
Prob SmCrft/Gst.....14%/42%.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Chance of snow. Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots.
Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
$$
Occasional waves will only be displayed when values meet or exceed 5 feet.
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