FZUS53 KDTX 161947 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 347 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 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. LHZ422-170400- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 347 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ421-170400- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 347 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the evening. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Gusts to 35 knot gales. Sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-170400- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 347 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots early in the morning. Gusts to 40 knot gales until early morning. Mostly cloudy. Light rain likely in the evening. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming west 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening and early morning, then diminishing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots increasing to 30 knots early in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ442-170400- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 347 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Light rain likely in the evening, then a slight chance of light rain after midnight. Waves 10 to 14 feet. Waves occasionally around 18 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy early in the morning then clearing. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-170400- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 347 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...North gales to 35 knot gales diminishing to 30 knots early in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Light rain likely in the evening, then a slight chance of light rain after midnight. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy early in the morning then clearing. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LEZ444-170400- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 347 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is 64 degrees. $$ TF You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes